The major averages ended July's trading on a positive note.
edged up 0.15% and 0.21%, respectively. In July, the S&P 500 and the Dow each gained more than 3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced about 4.1%.
More than 160 S&P 500 constituents are slated to report their latest quarterly results this week. More than half of the companies in the broad market index have already reported, with 80% posting earnings beats, according to FactSet. This further raises hopes that the economy will be able to avoid a recession as inflation begins to show signs of slowing.
To be sure, Globalt Investments senior portfolio manager Keith Buchanan noted that expectations coming into this season were negative. "We beat that bar, but still, thus far [there have] been indications that we're going to end up in a negative year-over-year growth from an earnings standpoint," said Buchanan. "But we're more concerned and frankly, somewhat optimistic about the earnings picture for the second half of this year, in particular 2024.
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