Fundamental analysis
23 February, 2021
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower on Monday as climbing Treasury yields and prospects of rising inflation triggered valuation concerns, hitting shares of high-flying growth companies. U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yields were up at 1.37% on Monday. Since the beginning of February, 10-year yields have risen about 26 basis points, on track for their largest monthly gain in three years. Still, some analysts noted that the stocks pullback was expected after a torrid rally this year and in 2020. Shares of Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Tesla Inc and Amazon.com Inc resumed their slide from the previous week. Value stocks have outperformed growth shares in February, with investors betting on a rebound in industrial activity and a pickup in consumer demand as countries roll out vaccines to tame the pandemic. Fears of higher long term yields are starting to give the equity markets jitters.
