US stock exchanges ended in minus Thursday.
The Dow Jones fell 0.11 percent to 17,985.19, the Nasdaq 0.32 percent to 4,958.62, while the broader S & amp; P 500 Index went back 0.17 percent to 2,115.48.
“Fear index” VIX (CBOE) rose to almost 14.4.
About three stocks fell for every two shares fell on NYSE where 798 million shares were traded.
the Dow Jones and S & amp; P 500 fell thus back after three days of gains. The former ended Wednesday above the psychologically important 18,000 level for the first time since April.
– I do not think the current market decline is about more than maybe some profit taking, says chief strategist Robert Pavlik in Boston Private Wealth to CNBC.
oil down slightly
WTI oil fell back from season best levels on Wednesday and front contract ended down 1.3 percent to $ 50.56 a barrel.
– At the price of oil will stabilize at around $ 50 is really good for the markets. It helps to stabilize emerging markets, and is perhaps a commentary on the growth of that demand has picked up in the past, said Jeff Kravetz in Private Client Reserve of US Bank website.
On the macro front, fell of first-time applicants for unemployment benefits (jobless claims) to 264,000 last week, and thus a bit more than expected.
Wholesale inventories rose 0.6 percent in April.
Finance burdened
Caterpillar was today weakest Dow component with a decline of 1.2 percent to $ 77.16, while Nike was the biggest bright spot with its increase of 1.5 percent to $ 54.94.
In S & amp; P 500 index showed the financial road among the seven sectors fell, while new sector was the fittest of those steps.
among financial stocks pulled Citigroup down 1.2 percent to $ 45.01, while Bank of America fell 1.7 percent to $ 14.19.
Among oil stocks fell ExxonMobil 0.1 percent to $ 90.67, while Chevron ended in minus 0.3 percent to $ 102.81.
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