Morning Report 3 Dec 21: Wall Street resurgence paves the way for ASX gains

US sharemarkets rebounded on Thursday, following a sharp sell-off in the previous session. Boeing shares jumped by 7.5% after China cleared the 737 Max aircraft to fly. Delta Air Lines shares gained 9.3%. Shares of payments processors Visa (+4.3%), Mastercard (+4.5%) and American Express (+4.5%) all climbed. Retailer Kroger (+11%) raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts. But Apple shares fell by 0.6% on reports of a slowing in iPhone 13 demand. The Dow Jones index closed higher by 618 points or 1.8%. The S&P 500 index lifted by 1.4%. And the Nasdaq index added 127 points or 0.8%. European sharemarkets shed more than 1% on Thursday as countries ramped up restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron virus variant. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell by 1.2% with travel and leisure stocks down 2.6%. The German Dax index lost 1.4% and the UK FTSE index dipped 0.6%. In London trade, shares in Rio Tinto rose by 0.6% and BHP shares lifted 1.2%.

 

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