Key Takeaways
- The S&P 500 snapped a four-day losing streak to finish 0.4% higher on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 as oil prices fell below $90 a barrel, and ahead of a key inflation report due later in the week.
- Citigroup upgrades boosted shares of Sealed Air, Steel Dynamics, and Cleveland-Cliffs.
- 3M shares dropped after the company stopped production of so-called "forever chemicals" at a plant in Belgium.
U.S. equities finished higher to open the last trading week of September as oil prices slipped below $90 a barrel and ahead of key inflation data coming this week. The S&P 500 gave up early gains and turned negativ𝓀e in the last hour, but then rallied back to close up 0.4%. That snapped a four-day losing streak.
Steel Dynamics (STLD) shares rose 3%, and those of Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) picked up 3% after Citigroup upgraded both stocks, pointing to the likelihood of rising sheet steel prices. A Citigroup upgrade for Sealed Air (SEE) 🐬also helped lift shares of the packaging products firm, which rose 3.5%. Citi said Seal🔴ed Air is “positioned to outperform.”
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3M (MMM) shares slipped more than 2% when the conglomerate warned of a significant adverse impact on business at its Zwijndrecht plant in Belgium because production of so-called “forꦛever chemicals” there have been halted.
Tyson Foods (TSN) shares were 1% lower following reports the U.S. Department of Labor is investigating potential child labor law violations at the food processor and rival Perdue Farms.