(Finance) – Weak session for the US stock exchange, which trades with a drop of 0.39% on the Dow Jones; on the same line, theS&P-500which relegates to 5,831 points. Downhill the Nasdaq 100 (-1.22%); on the same trend, slightly decreasingS&P 100 (-0.6%).
It came to life quarterly seasonwhich once again sees banking profits as the protagonist. Like those of Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup, results above analysts’ expectations.
Meanwhile, on the macro front, the Empire State manufacturing index October showed an unexpected contraction in the sector, with the indicator slipping back into negative territory. The index measures the conditions of the manufacturing sector in the borough of New York: a level of the data above/below 0 indicates that the majority of companies report improvements/deteriorations in conditions.
The macroeconomic agenda does not include the release of any other statistics today, while various interventions by Fed officials are expected, from the president of the Federal Reserve of San Francisco Mary Daly, to the president of the Atlanta Fed Raphael Bostic and to the governor Adriana Kugler .
The sectors are in good evidence in the S&P 500 utilities (+1.05%), financial (+0.92%) e office consumables (+0.76%). At the bottom of the S&P 500 ranking, significant declines are evident in the sectors energy (-2.37%), informatics (-1.67%) e healthcare (-0.89%).
Between the protagonists of the Dow Jones, Boeing (+2.58%), Johnson & Johnson (+1.86%), Wal-Mart (+1.76%) e Verizon Communications (+1.67%).
The strongest sales, however, occur at United Healthwhich continues trading at -7.38%.
They focus on sales Intelwhich suffers a decline of 2.09%.
Sales up Chevronwhich recorded a decline of 1.69%.
Small loss for Caterpillarwhich trades at -0.97%.
On the podium of Nasdaq stocks, Walgreens Boots Alliance (+13.21%), Marvell Technology (+3.05%), Ross Stores (+2.37%) e Warner Bros Discovery (+2.12%).
The strongest sales, however, occur at ASML Holdingwhich continues trading at -16.46%.