Market Update: How the Market Performed in the Third Week of September
It was evident that there was significant movement within the financial markets in the Third week of September 2024, due to economic and geopolitical factors with the availability of information and corporates’ earnings announcements. These factors are evident in the performance of major indices, bond yields, and commodity prices. Now let’s look how the markets performed during this crucial week for trading. Equity Markets: The share markets in the U. S. had a mixed week, and most of the leading stock market indices were up and down. The S&P 500 ended the week with fairly moderate appreciations, which is somewhat indicative of the optimism that prevails in the market. It advanced by about 0. 6%, mainly on the back of favourable economic indicators and strong performance from several sectors which form the backbone of the economy. Technology was among the best performers the fact being that most of the large technology companies delivered better than expected results. On the other