Dow hits all-time high as stocks jump ahead of crucial Fed rate decision

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Markets have been in a bull run since the start of this year on expectations the Fed would kick off its monetary policy easing cycle soon.

The Dow hit an intraday record high, but technology stocks weighed on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on Monday ahead of the

In recent trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 121 points, or 0.3%, to 41,515. The blue-chip index had soared more than 300 points to set an intraday record of 41,733.97.Rate-sensitive chip stocks fell, with Nvidia, which led much of this year’s rally, down 2%, Broadcom dropping 2.2% and Qualcomm losing 1.5%, sending the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index lower by 1.7%.Other growth stocks also took a hit. Amazon lost 0.70% and Tesla fell 1.7%. Apple slid 3.

“Influential investors have been talking about the need for a 50-basis-point cut and we’re seeing increased talk of recession risks. As a result, there’s betting that we will get something other than the 25-bps cut,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.Among other movers, Intel climbed 2.7% after a report showed the chipmaker has officially qualified for as much as $3.5 billion in federal grants to make semiconductors for the Department of Defense.

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