Tech leads broad rally as AI hardware names rebound sharply
Market & SentimentA risk-on session: the Nasdaq 100 rose 2.31% and the S&P 500 1.32%, while the Russell 2000 lagged at 0.89%. Breadth was firm with 331 advancers against 165 decliners and 70.1% of stocks above their 50-day average; 30 new highs versus one low. The temperature reading of 74 (hot) reflects that strength rather than any single catalyst.
Sectors & StocksInformation technology led at 2.82%, with energy second at 1.81% as oil rose 2% on Iran's nuclear stance. Memory and AI hardware drove the tape: Sandisk +13.7%, Micron +11.9%, Dell +11.8% and Seagate +10.0% after CoreWeave's quarter eased AI spending and debt fears. Consumer discretionary was the lone decliner at -0.19%, with Airbnb -3.1% on AI-disruption worries and McDonald's -2.6%.
Rates, FX & CryptoYields rose across the curve, the 2-year up 17bp to 4.73% and the 10-year 10bp to 4.98%, leaving 2s10s at 25bp. The dollar firmed: EUR/USD fell 0.78% and USD/SGD rose 0.34%, while USD/CNY was flat. Bitcoin edged up 0.34% to about $73,950 and ether 0.19%.
Earnings & AnnouncementsCostco declared a record $30 special dividend worth $13.3 billion and renewed its $4 billion buyback, with the payout to holders of record November 24. Lam Research's board approved a buyback of up to $25 billion and reaffirmed its $0.33 quarterly dividend. Meta's infrastructure head Santosh Janardhan will leave in 2027, succeeded by former AWS executive David Brown. Applied Materials, Palo Alto Networks and Cisco report next.
- Applied Materials, Palo Alto Networks and Cisco earnings
- Iran nuclear and Gulf shipping headlines
- Treasury yields after the 2-year's 17bp jump
- Whether AI hardware rebound holds into the close
- CoreWeave's CEO said qualified demand runs about 10x available capacity through 2027, and pricing on older Nvidia Ampere and Hopper chips rose 30% to 50%, easing fears of an AI spending slowdown.
- An Iranian official said the country will keep its enriched nuclear material, lifting crude 2% and supporting energy shares amid ongoing shipping and geopolitical risk in the Gulf.Reuters11-11 02:10 UTC
- The CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor showed October retail sales rising at their slowest pace in almost a year, a sign consumers are strained by high prices even as spending continues.CNBC11-11 12:27 UTC
- A board investigation into Jensen Huang, reports of chips reaching China and a hot inflation print hit Nvidia together; analysts still see upside ahead of its November 17 report.
- Meta said Santosh Janardhan, head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will leave in 2027 and be succeeded by former AWS senior vice president David Brown.CNBC11-11 18:10 UTC
- Costco announced a record $30 per-share special dividend totaling about $13.3 billion and renewed its $4 billion buyback; the payout goes to holders of record November 24.
- Lam Research's board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $25 billion with no termination date and reaffirmed its quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share.
- The administration held equity positions in 41 companies as of November, per CATO, and Democratic pushback could complicate those holdings and the policy behind them.CNBC11-11 11:00 UTC
- Moscow and Kyiv reported some progress at talks, though Washington cited a lack of trust, leaving geopolitical risk elevated for energy and European markets.Reuters11-11 17:11 UTC
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