The US markets rebounded from session lows but closed in red on Monday, weighed down by a drop in oil prices and energy stocks. All three main stock indexes moved lower, pulled down by falling commodity prices, specifically a loss of more than 3% for the US oil benchmark. The S&P’s energy sector lost 1.8% and is on track for a more than 23% loss for the year. The S&P 500 has posted positive returns six straight years as it struggles to extend the streak to seven calendar years in a row. Investors will be watching some key economic data releases, ranging from the December reading on consumer confidence Tuesday, October pending home sales on Wednesday and the December reading on manufacturing in the Chicago area on Thursday. Meanwhile, many Wall Street strategists are dusting off their 2015 targets for the S&P 500 index and trimming them for 2016. Crashing-oil prices and fears of a global recession threw cold water on the index’s performance in 2015, causing it to fall short of the average expected gain of about 10%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 23.90 points or 0.14 percent to 17,528.27, the Nasdaq was down 7.50 points or 0.15 percent to 5,040.99 and the S&P 500 dropped 4.49 points or 0.22 percent to 2,056.50.
The Indian ADRs closed mixed; Wipro was down by 0.15%, HDFC Bank was down 0.09% and Infosys was down 0.01%. On the other hand, Tata Motors was up by 0.54% and Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up by 0.47%.
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