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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit intraday record highs on Monday, setting a positive tone for a week dominated by the Federal Reserve's crucial policy meeting, while Tesla shares climbed following CEO Elon Musk's stock purchase.
The electric vehicle maker (TSLA.O) jumped 6% to its highest level since late January after regulatory filings revealed Musk had acquired nearly $1 billion worth of Tesla's stock on Friday.
The monetary policy decision from the Fed looms large over sentiment this week with market participants widely expecting a 25-basis-point reduction following recent economic data signaling labor market weakness.
"The discussion will turn to how aggressively the Fed will act, and the market may take its near-term cues from Chairman (Jerome) Powell's press conference," said Chris Larkin, managing director, trading and investing at ETRADE from Morgan Stanley.*
"Last week's inflation data was mixed, and the Fed may remind everyone that it may be focused on jobs now, but it hasn't forgotten about the other half of its mandate."
Traders are pricing in a total of 68.6 points in monetary policy easing by end-2025, data compiled by LSEG showed.
Tesla's gains boosted the S&P 500 consumer discretionary sector (.SPLRCD) 1.7% to its highest level in nearly nine months.
Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) hit a record high and raced past $3 trillion in market capitalization, lifting the communication services sector (.SPLRCL).
Nvidia (NVDA.O) pared its losses from earlier in the session. It had slipped after China's market regulator said it will continue an investigation into the AI chip leader after preliminary findings showed it had violated the country's anti-monopoly law.
Other chipmakers that faced pressure after China launched an anti-discrimination investigation into U.S. chip trade policies and a separate probe into dumping practices, pared earlier declines.
Wall Street's three main indexes had logged weekly gains in the previous session, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 hitting intraday record highs on Friday as technology-linked stocks remained resilient.
The major indexes have performed positively thus far in September, a month considered historically bad for U.S. equities. The benchmark S&P 500 has shed 1.5% on average in the month since 2000, data compiled by LSEG showed.
Among the final datasets before the Fed's September 16-17 meeting, Tuesday's retail sales report will provide crucial insights into the U.S. consumer's health, following a slightly hotter-than-expected inflation reading last week.
Kerrisdale Capital disclosed a short position on CoreWeave.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.87-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.16-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

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Wall Street index futures pointed to a slightly higher open at the start of the week of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, while Tesla shares gained following CEO Elon Musk's stock purchase.
The electric vehicle maker (TSLA.O) jumped 8.2% in premarket trading after regulatory filings revealed Musk had acquired nearly $1 billion worth of Tesla's stock on Friday.
This week, the Fed's rate decision will take center stage, with investors largely expecting a 25-basis-point cut on Wednesday following a series of economic indicators that pointed to a deteriorating jobs market.
Traders are pricing in a total of 68.9 points in monetary policy easing by end-2025, data compiled by LSEG showed.
"Everyone is anticipating at least one (25 bps) cut, some people are thinking 50 bps. That's overreaching, but the market is certainly built for one," said Joe Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading.
"Anything less than that (25 bps) would be a severe disappointment and we'd have a very, very sharp sell-off."
In other developments, Nvidia (NVDA.O) declined 1.3% in premarket trading, as China's market regulator said it will continue an investigation into the AI chip leader after preliminary findings showed it had violated the country's anti-monopoly law.
Some other U.S. chipmakers also faced pressure after China's Ministry of Commerce launched both an anti-discrimination investigation into U.S. chip trade policies and a separate probe into dumping practices.
NXP Semiconductor (NXPI.O) slipped 1.6%, Texas Instruments (TXN.O) was down 3.3%, Analog Devices (ADI.O) dropped 2.6% and On Semiconductor (ON.O) slid 1.3%.
Wall Street's three main indexes had logged weekly gains in the previous session, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 hitting intraday record highs on Friday as technology-linked stocks remained resilient despite broader market declines.
The major indexes have performed positively thus far in September, a month considered historically bad for U.S. equities. The benchmark S&P 500 has shed 1.5% on average in the month since 2000, data compiled by LSEG showed.
Among the final datasets before the Fed's September 16-17 meeting, Tuesday's retail sales report will provide crucial insights into the U.S. consumer's health, following a slightly hotter-than-expected inflation reading last week.
VF Corp (VFC.N) gained 3.3% in premarket trading after the Vans-parent announced the sale of its Dickies brand to Bluestar for $600 million.
U.S.-listed shares of Smurfit Westrock rose 3.9% after UBS initiated coverage on the cardboard box maker with a "buy" rating.
If the Fed only cuts rates by 25 bps, the market will probably hold steady, but if they cut by less than that, we could see some serious risk 🥶
If we get a 50 basis points rate cut, the stock market might go crazy in the short run, but it would also show that the economy is under a ton of pressure.