Wall Street rises as chip companies recover, war on radar

Wall Street's main indices advanced this Monday (8), with chipmakers recovering from a sharp fall last week, while investors took comfort in some signs of easing tensions in the Middle East.

Intel shares jumped 8.5%. The Information said Alphabet has contracted the company to manufacture 3 million in-house chips, while Nvidia is evaluating its technology.

The S&P 500 technology sector index rose 1.9%, while the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index rose 4.6%, recovering from Friday's sharp drop that wiped out $1 trillion in market value for U.S.-listed chipmakers.

Shares of Nvidia and Broadcom rose 1.7% and 2.8%, respectively, while Micron Technology rose 8.7%.

Expectations of tighter monetary policy and Broadcom's underwhelming results last week raised concerns that the sector was growing too fast, prompting investors to pull back after a strong run this year.

"Sometimes these moves are very quick and you need a little bit of a pullback. And that pullback will likely find investment in other sectors," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.

Four of the 11 main S&P 500 indexes were in the black.

Iran's military announced that its first wave of attacks on Israel since the ceasefire in April has ended. Israel stopped attacks on Iran at the request of US President Donald Trump, according to a senior Israeli official cited by Channel 12.

The attacks between the two countries had raised oil prices by more than 5% earlier this Monday. Crude oil prices were up just under 2%. Energy sector shares rose 1.3%.

At 11:38 am (Brasília time), the Dow Jones rose 136.18 points, or 0.27%, to 51,002.96 points. The S&P 500 was up 60.54 points, or 0.82%, at 7,444.28, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 352.81 points, or 1.37%, at 26,062.25.

May U.S. employment data, much stronger than expected, also contributed to Friday's stock slide, as investors priced in interest rate hikes this year. Rate futures imply a 42% chance that the Federal Reserve will raise rates by 25 basis points in December, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.

The May consumer prices report, to be released on Wednesday, could offer investors new insights into how rising energy prices due to the Iran war are impacting inflation.

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Source: CNN