Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Drag S&P, Nasdaq Lower | Wall Street Today

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Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Drag S&P, Nasdaq Lower | Wall Street Today

Google parent $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$, $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ and Nvidia led the slump in Magnificent Seven stocks, dragging down the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq amid mounting speculation big money is moving from this year's biggest gainers to unloved equities.

The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ slipped 0.5% to close Thursday at 5,399.22, while the tech-heavy $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ declined 0.9% to 17,181.72. The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ backed the trend, gaining 0.2% to 39,935.07, highlighting the divergence between previously high flying mega-caps and the rest of the stock market.

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The U.S. economy expanded in the second quarter at a faster clip than economists estimated, helping weaken the case for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates soon.

MACRO

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.8% in the second quarter, amid rising consumer spending, private inventory investment and nonresidential fixed investment, according to advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis released Thursday. That's higher than the 2.1% expected by economists, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The GDP data and the latest consumer price index figures signal that the U.S. is on a path to steady growth and slowing inflation, Treasury Secretary Janel said. Still, she said prices are too high for many Americans and the administration is working to address cost pressures in housing, healthcare and energy, Reuters reported.

The odds of 25 basis point rate cut in the Fed's September meeting dipped slightly to 89.6%, from 90% on Wednesday, according to the CME FedWatch tool. A week ago, those odds were at 94%.

SECTORS

The $U.S. 2-Year Treasury Notes Yield (US2Y.BD)$ rose to as high as 4.451% from 4.437 in the previous session, before dipping to 4.435%. The $U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Yield (US10Y.BD)$ also closed lower after swinging between 4.196% to 4.292%.

Crude oil rebounded from a six-week low as demand worries eased after the Energy Information Administration data that showed larger-than-expected declines in U.S. crude and gasoline inventories last week, MarketWatch reported.

MOVERS

$Ford Motor (F.US)$ was the second-worst performer on the S&P 500, posting its steepest decline since 2008, after the company's earnings missed analysts' estimates. After the market closed on Wednesday, the carmaker reported adjusted earnings before interest and taxes fell by about $1 billion to $2.76 billion in the second quarter. That missed the $3.73 billion average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

$Edwards Lifesciences (EW.US)$ plunged 31% after the medical-technologies company reported quarterly earnings and guidance that disappointed investors. Mizuho analysts lowered their price target on shares to $85 from $105, pulled back estimates, but maintained an Outperform rating.

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$, $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$, $Arm Holdings (ARM.US)$, $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ and $Micron Technology (MU.US)$ extended their slump amid mounting concerns that the frenzy of everything related to artificial intelligence is waning and could prompt big money to book their gains and rebalance their portfolio away from the best performers in the first half of 2024.

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