US markets ended in red terrain on Friday after hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who said the central bank will likely raise interest rates this year, as long as economic activity picks up. Sentiments also remained down-beat following the release of the Labor Department’s closely watched report on consumer price inflation. The headline consumer price index rose in line with street estimates, core prices rose by more than expected. The Labor Department said its consumer price index inched up by 0.1 percent in April after rising by 0.2 percent in each of the two previous months. The core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy prices, rose by 0.3 percent in April following two consecutive 0.2 percent monthly increases. The increase in core consumer prices exceeded the 0.1 percent uptick that was anticipated by marketmen. Compared to the same month a year ago, the report said consumer prices were down by 0.2 percent, while core prices were up by 1.8 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 53.72 points or 0.29 percent to 18,232.02, Nasdaq declined 1.43 points or 0.03 percent to 5,089.36 and S&P 500 was lower by 4.76 points or 0.22 percent to 2,126.06.
The Indian ADRs closed mostly in red on Friday; Wipro was down 0.04%, Tata Motors was down 0.02%, ICICI Bank was down by 0.02% and Infosys was down by 0.01%. On the other hand, HDFC Bank was up 1.48% and Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up by 0.61%.
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