(Finance) – Session to forget for the US stock exchange, with the Dow Jones which is leaving 1.67% on the ground; along the same lines, theS&P-500 loses 1.23%, continuing the session at 5,009 points.
In red the Nasdaq 100 (-1.26%); with the same direction, downhill theS&P 100 (-1.43%).
All the S&P 500 sectors fell on Wall Street. Among the worst in the S&P 500 basket list, the sectors fell the most telecommunications (-5.09%), secondary consumer goods (-1.55%) e financial (-1.23%).
Between protagonists of the Dow Jones, Merck (+2.93%), United Health (+0.96%), Intel (+0.81%) e Coca Cola (+0.56%).
The worst performances, however, are recorded on IBMwhich gets -9.41%.
Breathless Caterpillarwhich fell by 7.93%.
Thud of Microsoftwhich shows a fall of 4.08%.
It slides Amazonwith a clear disadvantage of 3.04%.
On the podium of Nasdaq stocks, Astrazeneca (+5.59%), Keurig Dr Pepper (+3.74%), Broadcom (+2.80%) e Marvell Technology (+2.70%).
The steepest declines, however, occur at Meta Platformswhich continues the session with -13.21%.
Letter about O’Reilly Automotivewhich recorded a significant drop of 6.73%.
Goes down Comcast Corporationwith a decline of 5.70%.
Collapses Sirius XM Radiowith a decline of 4.59%.
Between macroeconomic variables of greatest importance in North American markets:
Thursday 04/25/2024
2.30pm USA: Unemployment Claims, weekly (expected 214K units; previously 212K units)
2.30pm USA: Wholesale inventories, monthly (expected 0.2%; previously 0.4%)
2.30pm USA: GDP, quarterly (expected 2.5%; previously 3.4%)
4:00 pm USA: Home sales in progress, monthly (expected 0.3%; previously 1.6%)
Friday 04/26/2024
2.30pm USA: Personal income, monthly (expected 0.5%; previously 0.3%).