US stocks bounce, shrugging off economic doubts

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks shrugged off doubts about the US economy and powered higher on Thursday , with Apple soaring ahead of an expected product launch next week.The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 30.65 points to 2,854.88, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 109.99 points to 7,838.96.surprised markets with a dovish policy decision that analysts said raised doubts about the US economic outlook.

But Thursday's performance showed investors believe"the Fed will do what it can to please the markets," said Meeschaert Financial Service's Gregori Volokhine, adding that money managers fear losing out on more gains later in the year. Apple surged 3.6 per cent on positive buzz ahead of a Mar 25 event expected to unveil a new streaming service. Apple was upgraded by Needham and its price target was lifted by Citigroup.Chip companies also had a strong day, with Advanced Micro Devices winning 8.5 per cent, Western Digital 9.8 per cent and Micron Technology 9.6 per cent following results from Micron., returning to the public markets for the first time in nearly 35 years, soared 31.

But biotech company Biogen plunged 29.2 per cent after it halted clinical trials for a medication once thought to offer promise for treating Alzheimer's disease.

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