The list of gains in US stocks in April has been released.
As of April 28, the three major indexes of US stocks all fell this month, with the Dow down 2.2%, the Nasdaq down 9.49% and the S & P 500 down 5.36%, but sectors such as pharmaceuticals, energy, consumption and utilities all recorded gains.
Since AprilInterest rate hikes and shrinking tables are expected to depress the valuations of US growth stocks, US stock funds turn to defensive sectors, and a number of stocks are strong.Pharmaceutical giant$Merck & Co Inc (MRK.US) $涨7.96%、$Sanofi SA (SNY.US) $Up 5.98%, the health insurance giant$Cigna Corp (CI.US) $Up 6.11%, real estate investment giant$Prologis Inc (PLD.US) $It rose 7.14%, all of which are in the forefront.
The situation in Russia and Ukraine has not improved, and the possibility of an European embargo on Russian crude oil and natural gas is increasing.Energy prices rise unstoppable, related stocks strengthenAmong them, the oil giant$Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.US) $Oil and gas company$Senke Energy (SU.US) $It recorded an increase of 5.58% and 13.19% respectively.
Inflation continues to soar, but consumer spending on essential consumer goods increases rather than decreases. Retail giants$Target Corp (TGT.US) $、$American Dole (DG.US) $All rose by more than 11%; the fast consumer giant$Kraft Heinz (KHC.US) $、$Colgate (CL.US) $、$Procter & Gamble Co (PG.US) $Increased by 10.71%, 7.74% and 7.54% respectively; beverage giant$Coca-Cola Company (KO.US) $、$PepsiCo Inc (PEP.US) $All rose by more than 6%. Guotai Junan pointed outLarge companies with strong pricing and inventory management capabilities will perform well in the current market conditions.
Performance of the public utilities sectorGoodTelecom giant$AT&T Inc (T.US) $Up 10.45%, the leader in waste management.$US waste Management (WM.US) $涨7.03%。
Edit / Jeffrey