Better-than-expected retail sales data, combined with strong earnings from Dow stocks, caused U.S. stock futures to remain steady — and more in Tuesday’s stock market recap.
Retail sales rose 1.7% compared to estimates of 1%. This is important because retail sales make up about 75% of the U.S. economy.
And Dow stocks Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) posted strong earnings (more on this below).
The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all dipped slightly in premarket trading but are still less than 1% away from record highs posted Nov. 8.
The 10-year Treasury yield is also slightly lower but still above 1.6%.
And that’s also on my radar… with inflation soaring, why isn’t the 10-year Treasury yield higher?
Stock Market Recap: By the Numbers
This morning’s stock market futures recap:
DOW (mini)
- Close: 36,087.45
- Futures: 36,066
- Change: +57
S&P 500 (mini)
- Close: 4,682.8
- Futures: 4,679.75
- Change: +0.5
NASDAQ (mini)
- Close: 16,189.12
- Futures: 16,179.75
- Change: -8
RUSSELL (mini)
- Close: 2,400.93
- Futures: 2,396.8
- Change: -4.2
Note: Updated as of 9 a.m. EST.
Roger’s Radar: Big Retails Big Earnings
We still have big retail numbers coming in this week from some major retailers like Walmart and Home Depot.
Walmart on Tuesday raised its annual sales and profit forecast in anticipation of a surge in demand for toys and apparel during the holiday season, even amid global supply chain issues.
- Walmart raises annual sales and profit forecast
- Shares flat in pre-market trade
- Q3 sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose 9.2%
- Q3 gross profit rate drops 42 bps on supply chain costs
Home Depot beat quarterly sales estimates by $2 billion on the back of a strong housing market and more builder and handyman hiring by many Americans completing home home improvement projects.
Net earnings rose 20.3% to $4.13 billion in the third quarter, or about $3.92 per share.
Same-store sales rose 6.1% in the third quarter, beating estimates of a 1.4% increase, according to Refinitiv IBES data. Overall net sales rose nearly 10% to $36.82 billion, beating estimates of $35.01 billion.
In this morning’s stock market recap video, you’ll discover what to expect from the long bond this week… which two sectors are set to move sharply… whether China’s retail data is strong or weak… whether market internals are shifting gears… the top sector and two top stocks… and the weakest sector with the two weakest stocks.
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