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US markets slip; Dow closes below 18,000 mark

31 Dec 2014 Evaluate

The US markets closed lower on Tuesday; pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average back below 18,000 for the first time in about a week. On the economy front, home prices cooled in October, pulling down annual growth to the slowest pace in two years, but there are hints that the market could pick up next year. US home prices ticked down 0.1% in October from September. Prices dropped in 10 cities, increased in eight, and were unchanged in two. Meanwhile, the pace of annual growth also pulled back, with year-over-year home prices rising 4.5% in October - the slowest pace in two years - compared with an annual gain of 4.8% in September. However, cheaper gasoline, faster job creation and rising stock prices cheered up Americans during the holiday season. Consumer confidence rebounded in December to the third-highest level since the end of the recession more than five years ago. The consumer confidence index rose to 92.6 this month from an upwardly revised 91.0 in November. A year earlier the index stood at just 77.5. The December reading is just slightly below a post-recession high of 94.1 set in October. The index has also registered 90-plus points in four of the past five months for the first time since mid-2007.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 55.16 points or 0.31 percent to 17,983.07, Nasdaq was down by 29.47 points or 0.61 percent to 4,777.44 while, S&P 500 dropped 10.22 points or 0.49 percent to 2,080.35.

Indian ADRs closed mostly in green on Tuesday; Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up by 0.38%, HDFC Bank was up 0.38% and Tata Motors was up by 0.32%. On the other hand, Infosys was down by 0.32% and Wipro was down 0.04%.

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