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US markets closed lower after a choppy session of trade

26 Jun 2015 Evaluate

The US markets closed lower after a choppy session on Thursday, as losses among energy and industrials companies weighed on broader indexes. Investors monitored developments in Greece, where Greece and its international creditors again failing to reach an agreement. On the domestic economy front, the US labor market is still showing plenty of vigor, the latest look at layoffs shows. The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits in the period running from June 14 to June 20 rose by a scant 3,000 to 271,000. Initial jobless claims have been under the key 300,000 level for 16 straight weeks, the longest stretch since 2000-2001. The average of new claims over the past month, meanwhile, fell by 3,250 to a seasonally adjusted 273,750. Continuing jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 2.25 million in the week ended June 13, but they are still near a 15-year low. These claims reflect people already receiving unemployment checks.

Americans splurged on new cars and trucks in May and spent more to fill up their gas tanks, boosting consumer spending last month at the fastest pace in six years. Consumer spending surged a seasonally adjusted 0.9% in May to mark the biggest gain since 2009. The amount consumers spent in April and March was also a bit stronger than initially reported. Meanwhile, inflation as gauged by the PCE price index rose 0.3% in May. Yet the PCE index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, has risen just 0.2% in the past 12 months.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 75.71 points or 0.42 percent to 17,890.36, the Nasdaq was down 10.22 points or 0.20 percent to 5,112.19 and the S&P 500 ended lower by 6.27 points or 0.30 percent to 2,102.31.

The Indian ADRs markets ended mostly in green on Thursday, HDFC Bank was up 1.71%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 1.07%, Wipro was up 0.11% and ICICI Bank was up by 0.05%. On the other hand, Tata Motors was down by 0.01%.



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