CNBC Daily Open: One day makes all the difference

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New highs 
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, as all major indexes closed in the green. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average marked new record closes, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite had its fourth-best day, fueled by a rally in tech. The regional Europe Stoxx 600 index rose 1.38%, with all major bourses and most sectors ending the day higher.  

Tech surges 
After taking a day to digest the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate cut, investors flocked to tech stocks. On Thursday, Tesla soared 7.4%, Nvidia popped 4% and Apple jumped 3.7%. Lifted by those stocks, the Nasdaq rose 2.5%, its fourth-biggest single-day gain in 2024. Its sharpest rally this year was a 3% increase on Feb. 22. 

"Recalibration" 
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's use of the word "recalibration" seemed to reassure investors that the central bank's 50 basis point cut wasn't thatworrying. It signaled the Fed wasn't responding to a slowing economy, but shifting focus to ensuring employment doesn't dip further, wrote CNBC's Jeff Cox.   

Staying its hand 
The Bank of England decided to hold interest rates steady at 5%. The decision was nearly unanimous: Only one out of nine members in the Monetary Policy Committee voted to reduce rates by a quarter percentage point. Market watchers expect the BOE to cut rates at its next meeting in November. 

[PRO] Another big cut? 
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