Stock market news live updates: Dow adds 200+ points; Moderna, Tesla shares extend gains

Market Trading EssentialsAugust 12, 2020

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CVX) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) led a more than 200-point advance in the Dow.

after the company announced a deal to supply the US government with 100 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate currently in late-stage human trials. Meanwhile, Tesla’s stock (TSLA) rose about 6% after the company announced a five-for-one stock split, with the stock having closed at well over $1,300 per share earlier Tuesday.” data-reactid=”17″>Shares of Moderna (MRNA) held onto overnight gains, after the company announced a deal to supply the US government with 100 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate currently in late-stage human trials. Meanwhile, Tesla’s stock (TSLA) rose about 6% after the company announced a five-for-one stock split, with the stock having closed at well over $1,300 per share earlier Tuesday.

Stocks’ drop on Tuesday – the first for the S&P 500 and Dow in eight sessions – came as prospects for a near-term virus relief package from Congress dimmed. Primary negotiators including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have not met since Friday to discuss a new package, with lawmakers still deeply divided on the amount of aid to be unleashed to state and local governments.

The Big Ten Conference and Pac-12 each announced that they would be postponing their fall sports seasons as concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic abounded, following days of speculation over the fate of one of the big revenue drivers for major universities.

“The Final Round” on Tuesday.” data-reactid=”24″>“Having college football in the fall is a sign of normalcy returning,” Jim Bianco, Bianco Research President and CEO, told Yahoo Finance during “The Final Round” on Tuesday.

The season’s postponement “is an indication to everybody in those neighborhoods, or those states, that things have not returned to normal yet,” Bianco said. “The big one in college football is the SEC, from Florida to Arkansas, all the way to South Carolina and Clemson – they haven’t said anything. But I think if they were to delay to the spring as well, that could actually bleed into the election, too. You’d be telling everybody in that important place for voting, it ain’t ready yet. It ain’t right yet.”

LYFT), Tencent (0700.HK) and Cisco (CSCO).

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9:36 a.m. ET: Stocks open higher, Dow adds 200+ points

Here were the main moves in markets as of 9:36 a.m. ET:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): +32.21 points (+0.97%) to 3,365.90
Dow (^DJI): +264.02 points (+0.95%) to 27,950.93
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +124.42 points (+1.15%) to 10,908.07
Crude (CL=F): +$0.81 (+1.95%) to $42.42 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$5.30 (+0.27%) to $1,951.60 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +1.3 bps to yield 0.671%

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8:30 a.m. ET: Consumer prices rise more than expected in July as energy prices advance; food prices fall for the first time in more than a year

An index tracking changes in consumer prices jumped more than expected in July, pointing to firming inflationary trends as energy prices extended their march higher.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6% in July to match June’s pace of increase. Consensus economists had expected a deceleration to a 0.3% month over month gain, according to Bloomberg data.

Excluding more volatile food and energy prices, the CPI increased 0.6% over last month, or three times the 0.2% rise expected. This core measure of underlying consumer price trends rose 1.6% in July over last year, or more than the 1.1% increase expected.

The food index in July fell 0.4% after a rise of 0.6% in June for its first decrease since April 2019, led by a 1.1% decline in prices for food at home. The energy index rose 2.5% after an increase of 5.1%.

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7:26 a.m. ET Wednesday: Stock futures point higher

Here were the main moves in markets, as of 7:26 a.m. ET:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): 3,355.00, up 25 points, or 0.75%
Dow futures (YM=F): 27,877.00, up 263 points, or 0.95%
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): 10,975.75, up 97.25 points, or 0.89%
Crude (CL=F): +$0.67 (+1.61%) to $42.28 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): +$2.20 (+0.11%) to $1,948.50 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +1.2 bps to yield 0.67%

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6:03 p.m. ET Tuesday: Stocks open higher

Here were the main moves in equity markets, as of 6:03 p.m. ET:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): 3,339.5, up 9.5 points, or 0.29%
Dow futures (YM=F): 27,685.00, up 71 points, or 0.26%
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): 10,935.5, up 57 points, or 0.52%

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 20: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 20, 2020 in New York City. Trading on the floor will temporarily become fully electronic starting on Monday to protect employees from spreading the coronavirus. The Dow fell over 500 points on Friday as investors continue to show concerns over COVID-19. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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