Dow down 280 points, with tech shares under heavy pressure
- Date: 04-May-2021
- Source: CNBC
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Gulf
Dow down 280 points, with tech shares under heavy pressure
Stocks fell in early trading Tuesday, led lower by heavy losses for tech-related shares, a day after the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average put in a strong start to May, pushing the equity benchmarks near records.
Investors will watch for comments from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who will be making two appearances, including a live-streamed interview hosted by The Wall Street Journal, as they assess earnings from Pfizer and CVS.
How are stock benchmarks performing?
On Monday, the Dow advanced 238.38 points, or 0.7%, ending at 34,113.23, its third-highest close in history; the S&P 500 added 11.49 points, or 0.3%, to close at 4,192.66, its second-highest finish ever; while the Nasdaq Composite fell 67.56 points, or 0.5%, finishing at 13,895.12, as it posted back-to-back declines.
What’s driving the market?
Tech-related shares were leading the move to the downside, with heavyweights Tesla Inc.
TSLA, -3.06%,
Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN, -2.36%,
and Google parent Alphabet Inc.
GOOG, -3.17%