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Dow Rallies To All-Time Highs, Small Caps Outperform Tech, Gold Hits Records On Heightened September Rate Cut Bets: What's Driving Markets Tuesday?

Wall Street continues to experience a series of memorable days, with the bulls riding the rally with increasing confidence, certain that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in September. Fed futures currently indicate a 100% probability that policymakers will cut interest rates in two months, according to the CME Group‘s FedWatch tool. This time, blue-chip stocks and gold are stealing the spotlight by breaking their all-time highs, while small caps, as tracked by the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM), have posted their fifth consecutive day in the green, marking their best five-day rally in over four years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to 40,800 points at 12:30 p.m. ET, up 1.5%, marking its best session since late May. Sector-wise, industrials rose 2.1%, eyeing the strongest one-day gain since October. The S&P 500 increased marginally by 0.3%, while tech stocks in the Nasdaq 100 slipped by 0.4%, as the rotation from large-cap tech to small-cap and cyclical laggards continues. Gold, as tracked by the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD), rose 1.6% to $2,460 per ounce, as Treasury yields sharply ...