{"id":32226,"date":"2022-06-01T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T16:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/stocks-advance-in-upbeat-start-to-june-trading\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:04:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T16:04:08","slug":"stocks-advance-in-upbeat-start-to-june-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/stocks-advance-in-upbeat-start-to-june-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks advance in upbeat start to June trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>US stocks gave up gains early Wednesday following stronger-than-expected readings from the US manufacturing sector and stern comments from JPMorgan (JPM) boss Jamie Dimon.<\/p>\n<p>After rallying to start the trading session, led by a 1% advance from the Nasdaq, all three major indexes turned negative about 80 minutes into the trading day.<\/p>\n<p>The S&#038;P 500 and the Dow both lost as much as 0.7% while the Nasdaq was off as much as 0.3%.  The Russell 2000 was down by the most, falling as much as 0.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the Institute for Supply Management showed the US manufacturing sector grew faster-than-expected in May, another signal that fears of an imminent downturn in the US economy may be overblown.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing data was quickly followed by headlines from Dimon, who told Bernstein&#8217;s Strategic Decisions Conference the US economy is facing a &#8220;hurricane&#8221; as the Federal Reserve continues its process of normalizing interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>The April report on job openings from the BLS also showed a decline in the number of job openings, a data point the Federal Reserve is likely to view positively as it works to cool the labor market.<\/p>\n<p>An upbeat earnings report from Salesforce (CRM) late Tuesday gave investor sentiment a boost early Wednesday after the software company raised its profit forecast and said it did not see any significant impact on operations from macroeconomic uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>The outlook comes in contrast with some downbeat quarterly results from some corporate peers that signaled struggles with rising costs and supply chain imbalances ahead.  Shares of Salesforce surged as much as 12% at the open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re just not seeing material impact on the broader economic world that all of you are in,\u201d Salesforce Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff said in an earnings call.<\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, President Joe Biden discussed inflation &#8211; a &#8220;top economic priority&#8221; of his administration &#8211; while shifting responsibility to the central bank and emphasizing its independence.  The meeting followed a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Biden underscoring his focus on taming soaring prices.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, inflation is the biggest political challenge that is out there,\u201d John Hancock Investment Management Co-Chief Investment Strategist Matthew Miskin told Yahoo Finance Live on Tuesday.  &#8220;To bring down inflation, [the Fed has] got to bring down the economy. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>June also marks the beginning of the Federal Reserve process to begin shrinking its $ 8.9 trillion balance sheet.  The central bank is also expected to raise interest rates by another 50 basis points when officials meet for their next policy-setting meeting later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s early moves follow an eventful May on Wall Street marked by worries of a recession, decades-high inflation levels and rising interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a month of sharp gyrations in equity markets, the S&#038;P 500 churned out a small gain of less than 1% &#8211; even after seven consecutive weeks of losses briefly dragged the index into bear market territory.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average also closed slightly up for May, while the Nasdaq Composite deepened losses for the month amid a continued rotation out of technology stocks.<\/p>\n<p>In the past decade, the month of June has returned an average 1.4%, ranking it the fourth best month of the year, according to data from LPL Financial.  Over the past 20 years, however, the month has been weak, with only September worse for stocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJune has something for everyone, as it is no doubt a very weak month historically, but the past decade it has been strong,\u201d LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick said in a note.  &#8220;Still, after the big bounce in late May, we wouldn&#8217;t be surprised at all if this recent strength continued into a potential summer rally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bespoke Investment Group pointed out in a note Tuesday that summer months have historically seen weaker stock market returns relative to winter and early spring.  According to data from the firm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has averaged a gain of 0.47% in June over the last century, but has been a \u201ccoin flip\u201d for positive returns during the month, logging gains only 52% of the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>10:46 am ET: Jamie Dimon says &#8216;hurricane&#8217; coming for the US economy<\/h2>\n<p>JPMorgan (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon is making waves on Wednesday with his comments at an investor conference.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at Bernstein&#8217;s Strategic Decisions Conference, Dimon said the US economy is facing a &#8220;hurricane&#8221; as the Federal Reserve continues its process of normalizing interest rates.  Dimon said he&#8217;d previously referred to impending challenges facing the economy as &#8220;storm clouds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, it&#8217;s kind of sunny, things are doing fine,&#8221; Dimon told the conference, according to a transcript from S&#038;P Capital IQ.  &#8220;Everyone thinks the Fed can handle this. That hurricane is right out there down the road, coming our way. We just don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s a minor one or Superstorm Sandy &#8230; or Andrew or something like that. And you got to brace yourself. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Dimon added that he thinks the banking industry is in great shape, as are consumers sitting on over $ 2 trillion in savings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jobs are plentiful, wages are going up, consumers are spending,&#8221; Dimon said.  &#8220;[The] lower income folks, not quite as much as before, but everybody else, it looks like they have $ 2 trillion more savings &#8230; I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s going to stop &#8230; spending [in] 6 or 9 months.  And so that to me is the bright clouds out there. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Myles Udland, senior markets editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>10:20 am ET: Manufacturing activity remains resilient in May<\/h2>\n<p>Two readings on the US manufacturing sector in May showed continued growth amid investor concerns of an impending economic slowdown.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute for Supply Management&#8217;s Manufacturing PMI for May hit 56.1, up from 55.4 in April and marking the 24th straight month of growth.  S&#038;P Global&#8217;s US Manufacturing PMI hit 57 in May, down from 59.2 in April.<\/p>\n<p>For both reports, any reading over 50 indicates expansion in the sector while readings below 50 indicate contraction.<\/p>\n<p>The data wasn&#8217;t all sunny, however, with the ISM&#8217;s employment index showing an unexpected decline last month.  Additionally, S &#038; P&#8217;s report showed business confidence falling to the lowest level since October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A solid expansion of manufacturing output in May should help drive an increase in GDP during the second quarter, with production growth running well above the average seen over the past decade,&#8221; said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&#038;P Global Market Intelligence.  &#8220;However, the rate of growth has slowed as producers report ongoing issues with supply chain delays and labor shortages, as well as slower demand growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the ISM&#8217;s latest report, Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM&#8217;s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said, &#8220;The US manufacturing sector remains in a demand-driven, supply chain-constrained environment. Despite the Employment Index contracting in May, companies improved their progress on addressing moderate-term labor shortages at all tiers of the supply chain. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Myles Udland, senior markets editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>10:07 am ET: Job openings slide in April<\/h2>\n<p>The latest JOLTS &#8211; or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey &#8211; report showed 11.4 million jobs were open on the last business day of April, down from 11.86 million the prior month.  Economists expected this report to show 11.35 million jobs were open at the end of April.<\/p>\n<p>According to the BLS, the biggest decreases by industry were in health care and social work, retail, and food services, which all saw openings drop by more than 100,000 from March to April.<\/p>\n<p>Job openings are being closely watched by economists for signs of potential cooling in the labor market, with Fed chair Jay Powell telling reporters last month the number of job openings relative to unemployed workers shows an &#8220;imbalance&#8221; in the labor market.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s data suggest a potential step towards re-balancing this market.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Myles Udland, senior markets editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>9:33 am ET: Wall Street kicks off June with gains after closing out volatile month<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where the major indexes were trading at the start of Wednesday&#8217;s session:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p><strong>S&#038;P 500 (<\/strong><strong>^ GSPC<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: +24.02 (+ 0.58%) to 4,156.17<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dow (<\/strong><strong>^ DJI<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: +239.63 (+ 0.73%) to 33,229.75<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Nasdaq (<\/strong><strong>^ IXIC<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: +93.71 (+ 0.78%) to 12,175.10<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Raw (<\/strong><strong>CL = F<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: + $ 2.02 (+ 1.76%) to $ 116.69 a barrel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Gold (<\/strong><strong>GC = F<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: + $ 1.00 (+ 0.05%) to $ 1,849.40 per ounce<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>10-year Treasury (<\/strong><strong>^ TNX<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: -0.2 bps to yield 2.8420%<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>7:22 am ET: Futures struggle for direction as investors gear up for June trading<\/h2>\n<p>Here were the main moves in early trading Wednesday after Wall Street closed out a volatile month:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p><strong>S&#038;P 500 futures (<\/strong><strong>ES = F<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: +6.25 (+ 0.15%) to 4,137.50<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dow futures (<\/strong><strong>YM = F<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: +132.00 (+ 0.40%) to 33,103.00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Nasdaq futures (<\/strong><strong>NQ = F<\/strong><strong>):<\/strong> -1.25 (-0.01%) to 12,645.25<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Raw (<\/strong><strong>CL = F<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: + $ 1.38 (+ 1.20%) to $ 116.05<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Gold (<\/strong><strong>GC = F<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: &#8211; $ 14.70 (-0.80%) to $ 1,833.70 per ounce<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>10-year Treasury (<\/strong><strong>^ TNX<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>: +10.1 bps to yield 2.8440%<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div style=\"\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader noheight\"><noscript><img alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 25: Traders participate in a moment of silence at the start of the trading day for the victims of the school shooting in Texas on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 25, 2022 in New York City.  At least 21 people were killed, including nineteen children.  (Photo by Spencer Platt \/ Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wEizmrnmdVfot1w5Lfx2jg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-05\/414b2940-e090-11ec-abb7-31c5d8d761e7\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; MAY 25: Traders participate in a moment of silence at the start of the trading day for the victims of the school shooting in Texas on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 25, 2022 in New York City.  At least 21 people were killed, including nineteen children.  (Photo by Spencer Platt \/ Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Alexandra Semenova is a reporter for Yahoo Finance.  Follow her on Twitter <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexandraandnyc\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@alexandraandnyc\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>@alexandraandnyc<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow Yahoo Finance on <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>Twitter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Instagram<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>YouTube<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Facebook<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Flipboard<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>and <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>LinkedIn<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US stocks gave up gains early Wednesday following stronger-than-expected readings from the US manufacturing sector and stern comments from JPMorgan (JPM) boss Jamie Dimon. 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