April 23, 2024

Daily Wrap

DJIA +62.90 (+0.42%) to 14,865.14; S&P 500 +5.64 (+0.36%) to 1,593.37; NASDAQ -0.14 (0.00%) to 2,859.07 A brief trip down for the day eventually became a moderate up day for the S&P 500 after having been on a tear.  Helping the cause was an Unemployment claims number which came in much better than expected at 346K when I had expectations around 362K.  While the highs of the day were made before noon EST, the remainder of the day’s action in the S&P seemed only like a consolidation and factoring in the strength of the recent rally and being at all time highs, I…