Monday 13 February 2017

S&P500. 20 Trillion. US Dollar. Gold

Is currently riding high on the Romanian top 20 hit single. The record is a massive one by Kiiara.

The S&P 500 hit GOLD overnight when it's market capitalisation hit US$20 Trillion for the first time in history.

The US equities are at a record, the US$ dollar is at a three week high, on Donald Trump's tax cut plans.

All this is bad news for the Ringgit. Expect the Ringgit to come under big pressure this week.

CNBC has the story on S&P 20 trillion. Read below :

U.S. stocks climbed to new record highs Monday as investors remained bullish on President Donald Trump's economic agenda.

"The market is going on the optimism of the Trump tax plan that will be announced soon," said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth. "This is very good news for the market."

The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 140 points, with Goldman Sachs contributing the most gains, to post its 22nd record close since Nov. 8. The S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent, with financials rising more than 1 percent to lead advancers, to notch its 14th record close since the U.S. election.

S&P also reached $20 trillion in market cap for the first time ever. It needed to break above 2,324.22 to reach the milestone, according to data from Howard Silverblatt, senior Index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

"The SPX extended its uptrend to a new all-time high last week, resolving another consolidation phase to the upside," said Katie Stockton, chief technical strategist at BTIG, in a note. She added that "short-term overbought conditions are not likely to be a near-term hindrance, particularly given the widespread breakouts that have occurred."