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The Closing Bell: Fed Signal Helps Market Make Some Recovery

TedTed
edited December 2018 in The Bullpen
FYI: U.S. stocks recovered sharply Thursday as Fed. signals a slower move on rate increases.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 77 points, or .32%, to 24,947, while the S&P 500 lost .15%, pulling both indexes back into the red for the year. The Nasdaq Composite was positive by .42%.

All 30 stocks in the Dow industrials and seven sectors in the S&P 500 traded lower on the day. Caterpillar and Apple , which are sensitive to trade-related headlines, tumbled nearly 3%. And Chevron and Exxon slumped more than 2% as U.S. crude oil prices resumed their slide, falling 3.8%.

Thursday’s losses put the major indexes on course for their largest two-day point and percentage declines since Oct. 11.

Seven of the eleven S&P 500 Sectors lost ground, only Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Technology, and Real Estate was up.
Regards,
Ted

WSJ:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/s-p-futures-tech-stocks-tumble-after-huawei-cfo-arrest-1544075565?mod=hp_lead_pos1

Bloomberg Evening Briefing:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-06/your-evening-briefing

Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-05/asia-stocks-set-for-muted-start-dollar-gains-markets-wrap?srnd=premium

IBD:
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/nasdaq-gains-wild-stock-market-session/

Reuters:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-slides-on-global-growth-fears-erases-sps-2018-gains-idUSKBN1O51CQ

CNBC:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/05/market-sell-off-set-to-continue-as-dow-futures-get-hit.html

U.K.:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/london-stocks-drop-again-ftse-on-track-for-lowest-close-of-2018-2018-12-06/print

Europe:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-slump-on-slumping-oil-prices-fallout-from-arrest-of-huawei-executive-2018-12-06/print

Asia:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-plunge-led-by-tech-stocks-after-huawei-execs-arrest-2018-12-05/print

Bonds:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/treasury-yields-slide-amid-safe-haven-buying-curve-inversion-worries.html

Currencies:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/forex-markets-dollar-yen-us-economy-in-focus.html

Oil:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/oil-markets-opec-global-stock-markets-in-focus.html

Gold
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/gold-markets-dollar-global-stock-markets-in-focus.html

WSJ: Markets At A Glance:
https://markets.wsj.com/us

Major ETFs % Change:
https://www.barchart.com/etfs-funds/etf-monitor

SPDR's Sector Tracker:
http://www.sectorspdr.com/sectorspdr/tools/sector-tracker

SPDR's Bloomberg Sector Performance Pie Chart:
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/sectors

Current Futures:
https://finviz.com/futures.ashx



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