By March 2 Reuters Wall Street ended lower on Tuesday, pulled down by Apple and Tesla, while materials stocks climbed as investors waited for the U.S. Congress to approve another stimulus package.
Following strong gains in the prior session, technology shares dipped in the resumption of a rotation by investors out of stocks that outperformed due to the coronavirus pandemic and into others viewed as likely to do well as the economy recovers. The SP 500 materials and consumer staples sector indexes rose.
Yields on the benchmark 10year Treasury bonds have stabilized after hitting a oneyear high last week.
Part of it is just because technology went up so much last year, and if interest rates are on the rise then the value of their future cash flows is diminished, said Tom Hainlin, global investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management.
The SP 500 on Monday logged its best day since June as markets cheered approval of a third COVID19 vaccine in the United States and the U.S. House of Representatives green light for a 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
The U.S. Senate will start debating President Joe Bidens relief bill this week when Democrats aim to pass the legislation through a maneuver known as reconciliation, which would allow the bill to pass with a simple majority.
Apple dipped and Tesla declined, with the two companies contributing the most to the SP 500s loss for the day.
The SP 500 technology sector index dropped, extending a pullback from late last…
