US equity markets rallied as the rotation into value stocks, which have underperformed their growth peers and the broader S&P 500, gained momentum amid building expectations of interest rate cuts - Dow rallied +743-points or +1.85% to a fresh record closing high of 40,954.48, booking its largest one-day percentage gain since June 2023, and largest daily point gain since November 2022, according to Dow Jones Market data. The Dow Jones transportation average (up +3.28% at 16,298.98) outperformed the broader indexes, logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since November and reaching its highest closing level since August 2023 as investors increasingly focused on undervalued areas of the market. Caterpillar Inc (up +4.28%) and Boeing Co (+3.87%)
