U.S. stocks weekly: Trump bump
** S&P 500 .SPX rallies 4.7% as Donald Trump wins U.S. presidential election, Fed delivers another rate cut .N
** SPX, Dow .DJI and Nasdaq composite .IXIC ascend to record highs; intraday on Fri - DJI probes over 44k for first time, SPX crosses over 6K for first time. IXIC ends above 19k for first time
** S&P 500 votes with its feet, while the Nasdaq composite is forging above a battle line
** Momentum has been the horse to beat, but are small and mid caps making a run?; Russell 2000 .RUT notches best week since Apr 2020, S&P 400 mid cap .IDX scores best week since Nov 2023
** Benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=RR hits highest level in more than 4 months, but then reverses, on pace to end 7-week win streak
** Every sector endorsed: Consumer Discretionary garners most ballots
** Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD vaults 7.6%. Tesla TSLA.O burns rubber after Trump clinches victory, hits $1 trillion market value for first time on Fri. TSLA accelerates 29% on week
** Energy .SPNY up 6.2%. Sector rises after OPEC+ delays output hike by a month
** Industrials .SPLRCI climb 5.9%. Taser maker Axon Enterprise AXON.O best SPX performer, up ~42%, after upbeat results
** Financials .SPSY up 5.5%. Major banks surge as Trump wins second White House term
For the week, S&P 500 Banks index .SPXBK and KBW Regional banking index .KRX add ~7% and 11%, respectively
Asset managers Blackstone BX.N and KKR KKR.N rise after Trump win on M&A hopes
** Tech .SPLRCT up 5.4%. Palantir PLTR.N soars 39% on week after raising FY rev forecast for third time on robust AI adoption
Nvidia NVDA.O leaps on replacing Intel INTC.O in the DJI, and its market cap hits record $3.6 trillion
Qualcomm QCOM.O jumps as smartphone market recovery drives chip designer's upbeat forecast
Semiconductor index .SOX up nearly 6%
** Materials .SPLRCM up 1.5%. Though specialty chemicals firm Celanese CE.N slumps after dismal outlook, 95% dividend cut. CE craters 32% on week
** Utilities .SPLRCU add 1.2%. However, nuclear power firms drop after US regulators block agreement between Amazon.com AMZN.O and Talen Energy TLN.O. Constellation Energy CEG.O among biggest sector losers, sags ~7%
** Meanwhile, Trump Media DJT.O shares spike Weds on Trump's return to White House, and DJT jumps Fri after Trump reiterates he won't sell his majority stake
** SPX performance YTD:
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(Lance Tupper and Terence Gabriel are Reuters market analysts. The views expressed are their own)
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