U.S. stocks closed higher with all three major indices rising. The Dow, S&P, and Russell 2000 all hit record highs, while nvidia fell more than 4% against the market; bitcoin fell below $93,000, while microstrategy dropped more than 4%.
Funds continue to flow out of the technology sector, rotating into cyclical stocks. The Dow rose more than 400 points, while the Russell small cap stocks rose by 2.5% at one point. The S&P hit a new intraday high before narrowing its gains. Nvidia dropped over 4% to a three-week low, Tesla fell by nearly 4%, Nio dropped by 3.6%, but Alibaba rose by nearly 3%.
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US stocks closed | All three major indices rose for the entire week! The Dow Jones hit a new closing high, Tesla rose nearly 4%; cryptos concept stocks all rose, MSTR increased by over 6%.
Funds flowed out of technology stocks and into economically sensitive cyclical stocks. The Nasdaq fluctuated between gains and losses, dragged down by over 3% drop in Nvidia and 1.7% drop in Google Class A. The Dow Jones rose by about 1%, small caps rose by 1.8%, and Chinese concept stocks fell by 1.4%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq accumulated gains of 1.7% for the week, the Dow rose by about 2%, Tesla rose nearly 10% for the week, and Super Micro Computer soared by over 78%, its best week ever. MicroStrategy, known as a 'Bitcoin whale', rebounded by 6% on Friday. Economic weakness pushed the Euro to a two-year low, while the US Dollar rose for the third consecutive week to a two-year high. Offshore Renminbi fell by over 200 points for the week to nearly a four-month low. US oil had its best two-month gain with a 6.5% increase for the week, gold rose by over 1% to surpass $2700, marking its best week in over a year with a 5.7% increase.
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