During the shortened trading week due to the holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, in the U.S., the stocks mostly closed on a higher note in the past fortnight. However, gains were limited and primarily concentrated in growth stocks, with the equally weighted S&P 500 Index experiencing a slight decline. Information technology shares, particularly in the semiconductor sector, performed well. NVIDIA and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), two prominent AI chip manufacturers, saw significant strength.
The season for fourth-quarter earnings reports was still in its initial phase, with just 23 companies from the S&P 500 slated to release their earnings during the week. Boeing, a Dow Jones Industrial Average member, saw its shares drop notably after a downgrade from analysts who warned of potential delivery delays for its 737 MAX airliners due to regulatory safety concerns. However, Boeing's stock largely rebounded later in the week.
This story is from the January 29, 2024 edition of Dalal Street Investment Journal.
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