The US markets closed in the red on Friday, as traders reacted negatively to the latest batch of earnings news from Amazon and Visa. Amazon closed the day down 10%, losing more than $15 billion in shareholder value along the way. The decline followed the online retailer’s earnings report that revealed a loss $126 million during the second quarter - far more than it lost last year. Meanwhile, Visa’s earnings were up in the second quarter, but its stock still fell nearly 4% on Friday after the credit card company revised its outlook to show lower full-year revenue estimates. Sentiments also remained dampened after Goldman Sachs issued a notice that it is downgrading its rating of equities to ‘neutral’ for the next three months due to the potential for a sell-off of equities following the recent bonds sell-off. Geopolitical concerns also continued to weigh on the markets, as traders kept a close eye on the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. News of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's resignation added to worries about the situation in Ukraine, while the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has reportedly topped 800.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 123.23 points or 0.72 percent to 16,960.57, Nasdaq was down by 22.54 points or 0.50 percent to 4,449.56 and the S&P 500 was down by 9.64 points or 0.48 percent at 1,978.34.
Indian ADRs closed mostly in red on Friday; Tata Motors was down 1%, ICICI Bank was down 0.81%, HDFC Bank was down by 0.74% and Infosys was down by 0.57%. On the flip side, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up by 0.47%.
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