(Finance) – Weak session for the US stock exchange, which trades with a drop of 0.47% on the Dow Joneswhile, on the contrary, theS&P-500which continues the day at 5,720 points. Consolidates the levels of the day before Nasdaq 100 (-0.14%); slightly decreasingS&P 100 (-0.28%).
The start was prudent for the Wall Street stock exchange in view of American elections which will be held tomorrow November 5th. From the latest polls the two candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, are neck and neck.
Investors’ attention also remains focused on the other important event of the week: the meeting of the FOMC, the operational arm of the Federal Reserve, scheduled for Thursdaywith analysts discounting a new cut in the cost of money.
On the macroeconomic front, the Census Bureau announced that in September the index of industrial orders recorded a change of -0.5% compared to the previous month after -0.8% in August (revised from -0.2% ) and against -0.4% of the consensus.
Positive result in the S&P 500 basket for the sector energy. At the bottom of the S&P 500 ranking, significant declines are seen in the sectors utilities (-1.26%), telecommunications (-0.72%) e financial (-0.67%).
At the top of the rankings American giants components of the Dow Jones, Salesforce (+1.32%), Boeing (+1.11%), Home Depot (+0.80%) e Cisco Systems (+0.72%).
The steepest declines, however, occur at Intelwhich continues the session with -3.49%.
Dow drops by 2.53%.
Decline decided for United Healthwhich marks -1.7%.
It moves below parity Goldman Sachshighlighting a decrease of 1.32%.
Between the protagonists of the Nasdaq 100, Illuminate (+3.07%), Micron Technology (+2.97%), Diamondback Energy (+2.95%) e Cadence Design Systems (+2.65%).
The worst performances, however, are recorded on Constellation Energywhich obtains -10.69%.
Negative session for Sirius XM Radiowhich drops by 4.92%.
Under pressure Intelwith a sharp decline of 3.49%.