Stocks rise slightly as Wall Street tries to end losing month on a high note

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday as investors get set to close out a volatile and losing month for stocks.

The S&P 500 added 0.1%, and that Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 40 points, or 0.1%.

Tech stocks bounced a bit in morning trading after struggling this week because of a rapid rise in rates. The 10-year Treasury yield was little changed in early trading to hit a new record high.

Chip stocks, including Nvidia and Micron, were higher after weighing on the broader market on Wednesday. Facebook and Apple saw modest gains in early trading, while Netflix jumped more than 2%.

Stocks got a boost from Washington as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said late Wednesday that the chamber had reached a deal to avoid a government shutdown this week. Schumer said he would schedule a vote on Thursday for the stopgap measure that would keep the government running into early December. The deal would still need to pass the House.

Entering Thursday, the Dow is down 2.7% for the month, the S&P 500 is off by 3.6% and the Nasdaq Composite has shed 4.9%. September has lived up to its losing reputation with the market beset by fears of a China property crisis, rising inflation and a late interest rate surge sparked by the Federal Reserve signaling it would start removing stimulus soon.

“We wouldn’t get caught up in any end-of-quarter machinations today and continue to advise fading rallies (especially in tech) as the coming weeks will stay rocky,” wrote Adam Crisafulli of Vital Knowledge.

The 10-year Treasury yield was little changed near 1.54% on Thursday. The rate was at 1.30% to end August before surging to end this month.

September’s losses have led to a middling third quarter for the market. For the 3-month period, the Dow is slightly in the red, while the Nasdaq Composite is just about flat. The S&P 500 is up 1.4%. The S&P 500 is still up 16% on the year.

October has a reputation for some violent sell-offs but overall is typically the start of a better seasonal performance for stocks. The S&P 500 averages a 0.8% gain for the month, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac.

“September lived up to its reputation and dented stock portfolio returns, but not too badly,” wrote Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research. “There has been a lot of concern that higher wages, higher energy prices, and higher transportation costs will weigh on earnings for the remainder of this year and into 2022. It’s certainly something we’ll be tracking. But so far, analysts remain relatively sanguine.”

Concerns about inflation and supply chain issues continued to hamper stocks. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond fell more than 20% in early trading after the company said those issues hurt the company’s second quarter results, and the news also weighed on fellow retail stocks.

Energy and financial stocks, which have been some of the best performers in recent weeks, took a step back on Thursday, weighing on the Dow.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify to the House Financial Services Committee at 10 a.m. ET Thursday alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Powell told a European Central Bank panel on Wednesday that he was frustrated by persistent inflation.

“It’s also frustrating to see the bottlenecks and supply chain problems not getting better — in fact at the margins apparently getting a little bit worse,” Powell said. “We see that continuing into next year probably, and holding up inflation longer than we had thought.”

On the data front, initial jobless claims for the prior week came in at 362,000. Economists are expecting a print of 335,000, according to Dow Jones.

The Dow and S&P 500 inched higher during regular trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, declined 0.24% for its fourth straight negative session.

The tech decline came as the 10-year Treasury yield hit a high of 1.56% on Wednesday, after rising to 1.567% on Tuesday. The move higher is pressuring tech stocks since it makes future cash flows look less attractive.

Wells Fargo noted that pullbacks are to be expected. “This is a normal re-pricing of risk based on a higher cost of capital and greater market uncertainty,” the firm said Wednesday in a note to clients.

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