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Indexes down: Dow 0.68%, S&P 500 0.36%, Nasdaq 0.48%
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Eli Lilly ( LLY ) up as Novo Nordisk's drug underperforms in trial
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Domino's up after Q4 same-store sales beat
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By Shashwat Chauhan and Ragini Mathur
Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday with
heavyweight technology stocks leading declines as tariff
uncertainty brewed after President Donald Trump announced a new
15% duty following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his
broader levies.
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling on Friday, voided most of
the tariffs Trump imposed last year, finding that the emergency
law he relied on did not allow the imposition of tariffs.
Using a different statute, Trump announced first a 10%, then
a 15%, global levy that could last five months while the
administration searches for more durable workarounds.
Trump renewed his condemnation of the Supreme Court on
Monday, vowing to turn to other tariff powers and licenses but
giving no details.
All three main stock indexes clocked weekly gains on Friday
as markets took the Supreme Court's decision in stride, with the
Nasdaq snapping a five-week losing streak.
"The market is just experiencing some profit-taking as
traders realize that the relief rally from Friday may be
premature. You simply can't bet against Trump. He wants tariffs,
and he's going to find a way to implement them," said Thomas
Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital LLC.
At 09:55 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
fell 337.14 points, or 0.68%, to 49,288.83, the S&P 500
lost 25.11 points, or 0.36%, to 6,884.40 and the Nasdaq
Composite lost 110.54 points, or 0.48%, to 22,775.53.
The consumer discretionary index led declines
among the 11 major S&P sectors, with Amazon.com ( AMZN ) and
Tesla down around 2% each. The information technology
index also dropped 0.3%.
Earnings from major software firms including Salesforce ( CRM )
and Intuit, whose stocks were hurt by AI
disruption fears, will be on the radar later this week.
The S&P 500 software and services index was
last down 2.9%, having slumped almost 23% so far this year.
Financials dipped 1.5% with private credit firms
including Ares Management and KKR & Co down the
most.
Helping offset some losses, the healthcare sector
rose 1% as Eli Lilly ( LLY ) advanced 3.4% after rival
Novo Nordisk's obesity drug fell short against
Lilly's drug in a Copenhagen trial.
Nvidia ( NVDA ) climbed 1.8% ahead of quarterly earnings due
on Wednesday. Commentary from the world's largest company by
market capitalization could offer key insight about the AI
sector that has been hit by growing investor skepticism.
High stock valuations and AI disruption fears have lately
pressured technology and other sectors, as investors question if
massive AI spending is paying off.
Among other movers, Domino's Pizza climbed 4.6%
after the fast-food chain beat Wall Street estimates for
fourth-quarter U.S. same-store sales.
Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said
he was open to keeping rates unchanged in March if February
jobs data shows the labor market has strengthened after a weak
start to 2025.
Traders currently expect the Fed to make its next move on
rate cuts in June, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 1.33-to-1 ratio
on the NYSE and by a 1.6-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P 500 posted 31 new 52-week highs and 13 new lows
while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 49 new highs and 140 new
lows.