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US markets closed mostly lower; Nasdaq ekes out modest gains

20 Feb 2015 Evaluate

The US markets closed mostly lower on Wednesday; as investors grappled with a drop in oil prices and a continued impasse between Greece and its creditors over loans. Meanwhile, mixed economic reports on the domestic front stoked uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s timetable for hiking rates. The Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing index slowed to a reading of 5.2 in February, the lowest level in a year. Any reading above zero indicates expansion. The subcomponent for new orders fell to 5.4 from 8.5, while the shipments index improved to positive 8.1 from negative 6.9. Employment rose to positive 3.9 from negative 2.0. On the other hand, the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits sank by 21,000 to 283,000 in the seven days from February 8 to February 14, signaling that layoffs remain low and the pace of the hiring in the US is still strong. The average of new claims over the past month, meanwhile, declined by 6,500 and stood at 283,250. That’s the lowest level since the end of October and the third lowest since the recovery began five and a half years ago. Also, continuing claims increased by 58,000 to a seasonally adjusted 2.43 million in the week ended February 7. Continuing claims reflect the number of people already receiving benefits.

Besides, leading US economic indicators edged up 0.2% in January but the index pointed to some moderation in growth. The coincident index, which measures current conditions, rose 0.2% in January. The lagging index increased 0.3%. The LEI is a weighted gauge of 10 indicators designed to signal business-cycle peaks and valleys.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 44.08 points or 0.24 percent to 17,985.77, the S&P 500 was down by 2.23 points or 0.11 percent to 2,097.45 while, the Nasdaq was up by 18.34 points or 0.37 percent to 4,924.70.

The Indian ADRs closed mostly in green on Thursday; Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up by 0.70%, Infosys was up 0.70%, HDFC Bank was up by 0.30% and Tata Motors was up 0.30%. On the other hand, ICICI Bank was down by 0.34%. 

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