On the 1st (local time), the US stock market started with a broad rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.36%, the S&P 500 index increased 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite index gained 0.3%. By stock, Apple rose 2.7%, while SanDisk (SNDK) and Western Digital (WDC) fell 2.7% and 6% respectively, due to earnings guidance that did not meet expectations. ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) also declined 1.1% and 1.2% respectively.
