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Global-Market Insights

-Dow rose 224 points to close at 38,333, S&P500 went up 37 points to end at 4,928, the sixth record close of 2024


-Nasdaq gained 173 points to finish at 15,628, its highest close since January 3, 2022


-Credit goes to the treasury department


-The market rallied in the afternoon after the treasury department said it expects to borrow $760 billion in the first quarter, which is $55 billion lower than previously estimated


-The new funding update led to a rally in the bond market since everything is about interest rates


-US 10Y is at 4.089%


-Traders also were bracing for a barrage of corporate earnings


-It's a huge week for earnings with results due out of Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta


-Fed interest-rate decision on Wednesday (IST) night and jobs market data on Friday


-Brent Crude oil slips to $82 despite geopolitical tension as an attack killed three US soldiers and injured 34 more in a drone attack in Jordan


-A Hong Kong court-ordered liquidation of China's  Evergrande Group but it is unclear if mainland courts will follow the order