(Finance) – The US stock market continues the session just below parity, with the Dow Jones which shaves 0.24%, while, on the contrary, theS&P-500 remains at 6,092 points. Consolidates the levels of the day before Nasdaq 100 (+0.03%); moderately risingS&P 100 (+0.31%).
On the macroeconomic front, requests for unemployment benefits grow more than expected and reach 224,000. There is now a wait for the data on the labor market (unemployment rate), scheduled for tomorrow, Friday 6 December.
Investors’ attention remains focused on the Federal Reserve’s next steps. The day before, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank “can afford to be a little more cautious” with rate cuts as it shifts policy toward a more neutral stance, noting that downside risks to the labor market appears to have tightened, while recent inflation readings have been a little higher than expected.
Positive result in the S&P 500 basket for sectors secondary consumer goods (+1.33%), energy (+0.78%) e utilities (+0.60%). At the bottom of the ranking, the greatest declines occur in the sectors materials (-1.35%), healthcare (-0.97%) e industrial goods (-0.70%).
At the top of the rankings American giants components of the Dow Jones, 3M (+2.40%), Amazon (+1.63%), Microsoft (+1.45%) e Merck (+1.35%).
The strongest sales, however, occur at Intelwhich continues trading at -4.71%.
Negative session for United Healthwhich shows a loss of 3.75%.
Under pressure Salesforcewhich suffered a decline of 2.11%.
It slides Honeywell Internationalwith a clear disadvantage of 1.81%.
On the podium of Nasdaq stocks, Modern (+5.21%), Tesla Motors (+3.84%), Gilead Sciences (+1.92%) e Zscaler (+1.64%).
The worst performances, however, are recorded on Synopsyswhich obtains -11.29%.
Black session for ANSYSwhich leaves a loss of 5.07% on the table.
At a loss Cadence Design Systemswhich falls by 4.95%.