US Stocks Higher on Trade Optimism After Mnuchin Comments

June 26, 2019 Share Print 0

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after comments from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s fueled optimism that the United States and China were close to striking a trade deal, while the tech sector was boosted by chipmaker Micron’s upbeat results.

“We were about 90% of the way there (with a deal) and I think there’s a path to complete this,” Mnuchin said in an interview to CNBC.

Tech stocks were the biggest gainers among the 11 major S&P sectors, with a 1.53% jump, while the trade-sensitive industrial index rose 0.17%.

“Any good news on trade is good news for the equity markets. As long as the two countries are negotiating, it’s a good thing and that’s what is moving markets at this time,” said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.

via Reuters

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Alfonso Esparza specializes in macro forex strategies for North American and major currency pairs. Upon joining OANDA in 2007, Alfonso Esparza established the MarketPulseFX blog and he has since written extensively about central banks and global economic and political trends. Alfonso has also worked as a professional currency trader focused on North America and emerging markets. He has been published by The MarketWatch, Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail, and he also appears regularly as a guest commentator on networks including Bloomberg and BNN. He holds a finance degree from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and an MBA with a specialization on financial engineering and marketing from the University of Toronto.