Dow Jones Industrial Average lurches higher as investors brush off PMI miss

• The Dow Jones clambered back over the 43,000 level on Monday.
• Market sentiment rose after a report that the Trump team might trim tariff plans.
• Final US S&P Global PMIs missed Wall Street forecasts in December but still rose.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) extended into the bullish side to kick off the new trading week, clipping back over the 43,000 handle and lurching 300 points higher after a Washington Post article suggested that incoming President Donald Trump and his team may be considering a more nuanced approach to widespread tariffs the President-elect has threatened to impose shortly after taking office.

Former and returning President Donald Trump was quick to voice resistance to the article, claiming that the Post story was wrong and that the incoming President still intends to impose a sweeping tariff package against most of the US' closest allies and trading partners. Investors shrugged off the back-and-forth, clinging to the hopes that President Trump will be dissuaded from imposing what amounts to a flat 20% import tax on US consumers.

Final US S&P Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figures somewhat missed the mark on Monday, with the Composite and Services PMIs for December both climbing from one month to the next, albeit less than analysts expected. Both indicators saw a slight downward revision from their preliminary prints, but still gained ground as the US economy churns on.

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Markets are looking to reignite the tech rally juggernaut in 2025, pushing chipmakers higher and dragging most of the market higher alongside them. Nvidia (NVDA) soared over 4.5%, climbing above $151 per share. A distant second place goes to Goldman Sachs (GS) which rose around 2% to $590 per share.

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After a tepid start to the new trading year, the bulls are back on the block and the Dow Jones is getting pushed back above the 43,000 handle as bidders try to regain lost ground following the DJIA's most recent downside plunge. The Dow Jones has rebounded 2.3% from a near-term swing low into the 42,000 region, but bidders still need to drag price action back above the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 43,225 before the bull market can be declared renewed.

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