US midday: Stocks mixed with analysts divided on outlook
By Alexander Bueso
Date: Tuesday 25 Mar 2025
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in the US were trading on a mixed footing, following sharp gains during the preceding session and despite reports that Ukraine and Russia had reached a partial ceasefire agreement covering each others' energy infrastructure and the Black Sea.
As of 1848 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrials was slipping by 0.20% or 89.77 points to 42,492.50 and the S&P 500 by 0.05% or 2.26 points to 5,765.31.
The Nasdaq Composite on the other hand was ahead by 0.14% or 25.33 points to 18,213.92.
Gold futures were also on the up, adding 0.27% to $3,023.80/oz. on COMEX.
Of interest were the apparent differences of opinion amongst strategists.
Marketwatch.com cited Fundstrat head of research, Tom Lee, as saying that the prior session's gains might constitute the start of a "face ripper rally".
He pointed to reports of a less aggressive implementation of trade tariffs by the US administration, as well as emerging "signs of a Trump put", which could lay the groundwork for a V-shaped recovery.
Case in point, he said, Monday's jump in Tesla shares.
HSBC on the other hand double-downgraded US equities during Tuesday's session.
Its analysts argued that there was only a low likelihood that the unusually high levels of uncertainty would recede after 2 April, the scheduled date for the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs.
And eventually such uncertainty would feed into leading indicators and hard economic data.
On that note, earlier the Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index slumped by 7.2 points in March to reach 92.9.
Within that, a subindex linked to consumer expectations plumbed a 12-year low.
The Richmond Fed's regional factory index also came on the weak side of things, retreating from reading of 6.0 for February to -4 in March (consensus: 8.0).
Dow Jones - Risers
Apple Inc. (AAPL) $223.54 1.27%
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $101.16 0.98%
Boeing Co. (BA) $182.60 0.94%
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $249.90 0.74%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $287.49 0.54%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $583.18 0.53%
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $394.99 0.49%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $343.14 0.43%
McDonald's Corp. (MCD) $306.87 0.39%
International Business Machines Corporation (CDI) (IBM) $248.88 0.17%
Dow Jones - Fallers
Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $87.81 -4.87%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $305.01 -2.98%
Walmart Inc. (WMT) $85.07 -2.77%
Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) $35.44 -2.34%
Nike Inc. (NKE) $66.39 -1.48%
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $163.23 -1.46%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $161.48 -1.11%
Home Depot Inc. (HD) $361.12 -0.73%
Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $258.26 -0.46%
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) $43.38 -0.40%
S&P 500 - Risers
International Paper Co. (IP) $55.89 5.79%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) $43.02 3.39%
Qorvo, Inc. (QRVO) $75.09 2.99%
Dxc Technology Company (DXC) $17.42 2.59%
Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) $507.78 2.57%
Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) $186.02 2.45%
National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) $15.45 2.18%
Fortinet Inc. (FTNT) $101.95 2.16%
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) $992.48 2.11%
TripAdvisor Inc. (TRIP) $15.31 2.03%
S&P 500 - Fallers
CenturyLink Inc. (LUMN) $4.57 -5.86%
Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG) $8.15 -4.96%
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) $110.13 -4.90%
Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $87.81 -4.87%
PVH Corp. (PVH) $66.54 -3.98%
AbbVie Inc (ABBV) $201.01 -3.90%
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $93.44 -3.61%
Crown Castle International (CCI) $100.57 -3.59%
Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) $67.38 -3.38%
Target Corp. (TGT) $104.77 -3.30%
Nasdaq 100 - Risers
Qvc Group Inc Series A (QVCGA) $0.25 18.43%
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) $992.48 2.11%
Mercadolibre Inc. (MELI) $2,177.14 2.01%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $86.46 1.87%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $217.49 1.86%
Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) $401.66 1.82%
Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) $273.22 1.50%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) $79.06 1.44%
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) $515.76 1.41%
Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) $372.32 1.31%
Nasdaq 100 - Fallers
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $93.44 -3.61%
Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) $67.38 -3.38%
Western Digital Corp. (WDC) $42.98 -3.00%
American Airlines Group (AAL) $11.48 -3.00%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $305.01 -2.98%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) $641.44 -2.96%
Seagate Technology Plc (STX) $86.68 -2.38%
Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) $52.64 -2.32%
JD.com, Inc. (JD) $41.64 -2.18%
Expedia Group Inc. (EXPE) $174.87 -1.92%
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