The US markets closed lower on Wednesday, after two consecutive sessions of gains, as it became clearer that an accord wouldn’t be reached between Greece and its international creditors. On the domestic economy front, the American economy shrank in the first quarter by a smaller amount than previously reported, mostly reflecting higher consumer spending and a lower drop in US exports. Gross domestic product - the value of everything a nation produces - declined by 0.2% annual rate from January to March. Previously the Commerce Department had estimated a seasonally adjusted 0.7% drop. The economy was buffeted in the first quarter by a number of temporary headwinds such as unusually harsh weather, a major dockworker’s strike and a stronger dollar that made US exports costlier to sell. The good news is that growth has picked up in the spring and early summer though perhaps not fast as hoped. Consumers spent at a moderate pace in the first quarter. The increase in household spending, the main engine of US growth, was revised up to 2.1% from 1.8%. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will be delivering the semi-annual monetary policy report to Congress on July 15. That will be less than two weeks before the Federal Open Market Committee next meets, in a two-day meeting scheduled to start July 28.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 178.00 points or 0.98 percent to 17,966.07, the Nasdaq was down 37.69 points or 0.73 percent to 5,122.41 and the S&P 500 ended lower by 15.62 points or 0.74 percent to 2,108.58.
The Indian ADRs markets ended mostly in red on Wednesday, Infosys was down 0.70%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was down 0.60%, Tata Motors was down by 0.24% and Wipro was down 0.11%. On the other hand, ICICI Bank was up by 0.08%.
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