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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
31 May 2024
Associated Press


NextImg:Ticker: Wall Street rallies to close out a bloom-filled May

An already verdant May for Wall Street finished with another push higher as stocks rallied Friday after a report showed inflation is at least not worsening.

The S&P 500 rose 0.8% to close its sixth winning month in the last seven. The main measure of the U.S. stock market’s health set an all-time high late in the month after clawing back all its losses from a rough April.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped nearly 575 points, or 1.5%, while sagging prices for some big technology stocks held back the Nasdaq composite. It slipped by less than 0.1%.

Gap soared to one of the market’s biggest gains, 28.6%, after delivering stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The parent company of Old Navy and Banana Republic reported growth across its brands, reversing earlier declines at most of them. The retailer also raised its forecasts for sales and profitability this year despite saying the outlook for the economy remains uncertain.

Stocks broadly got a boost from easing Treasury yields in the bond market after the latest reading on inflation came in roughly as expected. That left open the question of when Wall Street will get the lower interest rates that it craves.

The report showed a key measure of inflation remained at 2.7% last month, exactly as forecast. Some underlying trends also improved by a touch more than expected. That could bolster confidence at the Federal Reserve that inflation is sustainably heading toward its target of 2%, something it says it needs before it will cut its main interest rate.