The futures traded higher on Tuesday, after a back-and-forth start to the trading week, though all the major indexes posted gains on Monday, including the beleaguered Russell 2000. A variety of items continue to keep investors nervous. Among them is the yield curve inversion in the Treasury market, with the five-year note yield higher than the 10-year security. A massive COVID-19 lockdown in China is again straining the supply chain. And the hawkish policy shift from the Federal Reserve has more Wall Street firms looking for 50-basis-point hikes in May and June, which continues to hammer the bond market. Plenty of issues are stirring the pot now.
Beleaguered motorists got a break Monday, as oil prices traded lower, basically due to the huge shutdown in China. Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate crudes closed down. Gold closed almost 1.5% lower, and Treasury yields were modestly lower as there was some buying across the curve.
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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE): Goldman Sachs reiterated a Buy rating and has a $605 target price. The consensus target for the legacy tech giant is $568.12. The shares closed Monday at $450.01, which was up close to 5% for the day.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD): Goldman Sachs removed the chip leader from the Conviction List but kept a Buy rating and lowered the target price to $127 from $159. The consensus target is up at $151.54. The stock closed Monday at $120.24 a share.
Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM): Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating with a $559 target price. The consensus target is $484.79. The shares ended trading on Monday at $484.79.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK): Morgan Stanley raised the banking giant to Equal Weight from Underweight and lowered the target price to $58 from $65. The consensus target is $67.25. The stock was last seen on Monday at $52.51.
CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CF): Scotiabank downgraded the stock to Sector Perform from Sector Outperform but boosted the price target to $118 from $81. The consensus target is $93.58. The final Monday trade was reported at $105.12, down just over 4% on the day.
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