S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise after soft inflation report, rebound in tech shares: Live updates – CNBC

Crocs' According to Loop Capital, recent stock pullbacks have created an attractive entry point for investors.

After the company upgraded its shares and bought it from holds, the shares rose about 4%, pointing to Hey Dude Brand's progress. The current price target means an upside chance of nearly 12%.

“We consider the ratings to be attractive and the company had plans at this week's meeting,” analyst Laura Campin wrote Wednesday. “Management hopes DTC will grow at Hey Dude this year, and believes that expectations for 1% growth on the channel could prove conservative. Hey Dude compares briefly, and DTC could show brands upward growth in Q1, compared to -11% year-on-year.”

The stock also moved more than 5% last week shortly after President Donald Trump. Earlier last week, we imposed a 10% tariff on Chinese products.

“The additional 10% tariffs recently announced on Chinese-made products are not previous prospects for Crocs,” writes Champin. “That being said, Hay Dude is pulling China's production back to 27% of its total, a major change as it adapts to a volatile tariff environment.”

“I think the volatility around tariffs created opportunities for purchase,” the analyst said.

– Sean Conlon

The consumer price index rose slightly less than expected in February. This is a welcome sign for investors as worries about inflation continue.

CPI increased 0.2% in a month, up 2.8% from the previous year. The economists voted by Dow Jones predicted that CPI rose 0.3% and 2.9% each month.

– Fred Invert

These are some of the stocks that make noteworthy indoor moves.

• Groupon – Digital Marketplace stocks surged approximately 21% after the company's full-year revenue guidance exceeded Wall Street's expectations. Groupon issued a range of $493 million to $500 million, surpassing the $491.5 consensus forecast from the analysts voted by FactSet.
• Intel -Shares rose 8% after Reuters reported that TSMC had raised a joint venture proposal to US chip makers Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom to operate Intel's Foundry Division.
• Crocs -Shoe stocks pop 4.2% behind loop capital upgrades and purchased from hold.

See the full list here.

– Alex Harling

With increasing uncertainty about the looming trade war, coming in the form of Tit-for-Tat retaliation, Deutsche Bank believes that the current world trade order we know could be reshaped in a very dramatic way.

“The notable question is whether trade will now be completely decreasing, or whether it will evolve with reduced leadership and involvement in the US,” writes strategist Marika Sakudeva in a recent memo. “A step back from the ongoing news flow, we will focus on four key economic blocs and look at the long-term forces that are likely to shape global trade in the future.”

These forces include:

1. “US energy independence allows for a return to more protectionist roots.”
2. “China may remain trade-focused to ensure resources, export markets and influence.”
3. “Trade is at the heart of European projects, and this will not change.”
4. “Many countries in the Global South will continue to aim to trade with development, even if they become more challenging.”

– Lisa Kailai Han

The Asia-Pacific market was mixed on Wednesday after three Wall Street benchmarks were whipped about President Donald Trump's tariff plans and uncertainty about recession in the world's biggest economy.

Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 The index ended flat at 36,819.09, but the wider Topix index closed at 2,694.91%, up 0.91%.

Following the announcement that CEO Inno would resign from his position on April 1, automaker Nissan shares rose 0.61% in choppy trade.

The company was working with Honda Motor to create it by merging what was the world's third largest automaker with each sale. The discussion about this has ended, but Honda said it was It is open to resume the merged lecture After Uchida got off.

Meanwhile, Honda's stocks fell 0.14%.

Japan's annual wholesale inflation rate reached 4% in February, 4.2% of the previous month's seven months.

The latest reading is still well above the country's 2% inflation target, with the Bank of Japan raising its bets to raise interest rates.

Korea's Kospi index rose 1.47% at 2,574.82, while the small Kosdaq advanced 1.11% until it finished at 729.49.

Hong Kong's Hang Sen Index fell 1.36% in the final hour, while mainland China's CSI 300 lost 0.36% and closed at 3,927.23.

China's 10-year government bond yield is currently hovering at 1.918%, putting the edge to a 2% important psychological level. Meanwhile, the 30-year yield was 2.015%, after surpassing the 2% level on Monday.

Meanwhile, Australia's losses S&P/ASX 200 We expanded to 1.32% to close the day at 7,786.20.

Elsewhere, India's benchmark Nifty 50 fell 0.55%, while BSE Sensex fell 0.34% at 1:15pm local time.

– Amara Balakrishna

Check out some of the stocks that make headlines in extension trading.

• Groupon – The shares won nearly 7% after the E-commerce Marketplace issued better annual revenue guidance than expected. Groupon forecasts full-year revenues in the $493 million to $500 million, but analysts voted by FactSet were looking for $491.5 million.
• Property insurance holder – The shares of real estate and casualty insurance companies slipped 4%. Net income was 66 cents per share in the fourth quarter, down from $1.15 per share in the same period last year.
• Casey's general store – Convenience store operator inventory rose 3% after third quarter fiscal results surpassed analysts' top and bottom line estimates. The company reported a profit of $2.33 per share against $3.9 billion in revenue. Analysts voted by LSEG expected profits of $1.96 per share and revenues of $3.73 billion.

– Brian Evans

Stock futures remained little different on Tuesday as investors turned to their February consumer price index report.

Futures tied to the S&P 500 increased by 0.13%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced by 0.17%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average scored 37 points (0.09%).

– Brian Evans