S&P 500 slips in volatile trade as surging yields bite

Investing.com -- The S&P 500 fell after swinging between gains and losses Monday amid rising Treasury yields as the U.S. averted a government shutdown after agreeing a last-ditch funding measure to keep the government funded.

The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3%, 86 points, Nasdaq rose 0.4%.

Treasury yields rise as U.S. averts shutdown

Treasury yields were pushed higher by growing expectations for another Federal Reserve interest rate hike after the U.S. government averted a shutdown.

The 2-year Treasury yield rose 5.2 points to 5.098%, while the 10-year Treasury yield rose 9.3 basis points to 4.669%.

Congress passed a short-term funding measure to keep the government funded through Nov. 17, avoiding a shutdown that many had expected to dent near-term economic growth.

About 30% of traders expect the fed to lift rates next month, up from about 18% last week, according to Investing.com’s Fed Rate Monitor Tool. 

Big tech loses some steam as surging Treasury yields bite

Big tech cut some gains, pressured by rising Treasury yields, the enemy of growth stocks, though remained supported by a rise in Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META).

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), up 2%, also helped support the broader tech sector after Goldman Sachs added the chipmaker to its “conviction buy list,” which typically includes the stock that the bank believes is likely to outperform.

Nvidia is likely to maintain its status as “the accelerated computing industry standard for the foreseeable future given its competitive moat and the urgency with which customers are developing and deploying increasingly complex AI models,” Goldman Sachs in a recent note.

Tesla in reverse as production falls in Q3

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) was flat after reporting Monday that it produced 430,488 vehicles in the third quarter, down from 479,700 in the previous quarter, owing to a planned shutdown for factory upgrades.

The electric vehicle maker, however, kept its full-year production guidance of about 1.8 million unchanged. Tesla will require a “strong 4Q” to hit this number, Wedbush said, adding it sees “better days ahead [for Tesla] for 4Q and 2024.”

Tesla is set to release its Q3 results after market close on Oct. 18.

Crypto-related stocks ride Bitcoin rally higher

Bitcoin rose more than 3%, sparking a surge in cryptocurrency-related stocks as Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT), Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA), and MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) rallied.

Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) gave up some gains to trade less than 1% after acquiring a payment licence in Singapore, paving the way for the crypto exchange to offer digital payment services to individuals and investors in the country.

Energy start Q4 on weak footing as oil prices slip

Energy fell more than 2%, paced by decline in EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) and APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA), as oil prices were dragged lower by concerns about rising supply and higher dollar.

Still, oil prices remained above $90 a barrel, with some forecasting a boost in demand from China’s annual ‘Golden Week’ holiday.

“Oil demand looks strong with China starting its Golden Week holidays,” ANZ Research said in a recent note, referring to the eight-day annual event in China, which got underway last week Friday, and typically sparks demand for travel and spending.