U.S. Stocks Start Week Higher With Bank Boost: Markets Wrap
- Alphabet results boost techs; Trump takes aim at Amazon.com
- Greenback gains, euro falls; 10-year Treasuries decline
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U.S. stock indexes got a boost from bank shares in an otherwise lackluster session as investors digested warnings from the world’s financial leaders about the impact of protectionism on growth. Gains were extended in after-market trading as Alphabet Inc.’s sales topped estimates.
The S&P 500 Index started the week higher, with financials leading the gainers amid below-average trading volume. Amazon.com pulled consumer discretionary stocks lower after President Donald Trump renewed his public campaign against Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post. West Texas crude see-sawed as Trump’s warnings to his Iranian counterpart were offset by a strengthening dollar. Treasuries slipped.