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US markets made a mixed closing reacting to earnings numbers

23 Apr 2016 Evaluate

The US markets recovering from their early lows managed a flat closing on Friday, with Dow industrials eking out small gains to close above 18,000, while the tech heavy Nasdaq making a weak closing due to big losses in tech stocks, such as Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Investors grappled with a number of mixed results from blue-chip companies. Negative sentiment were also generated by a report from Markit showing that its reading on US manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell to a six-year low in April. The flash estimate of Markit manufacturing purchasing managers index came in at 50.8 in April compared to 51.5 in March, the lowest level since September 2009. Softer rates of output and new business growth along with a weaker gain in employment were the main factors weighing on the index. However, the selling pressure was partly offset by a notable increase by the price of crude oil. Also, the dollar posted its strongest weekly gain against the yen since November 2014. Investors are turning their attention to the BOJ and a meeting of the Federal Reserve next week to get further cues.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 21.23 points or 0.12 percent to 18,003.75, the S&P 500 was tad higher by 0.10 points to 2,091.58, while the Nasdaq declined by 39.66 points or 0.80 percent to 4,906.23.

The Indian ADRs made mostly a positive close on Friday, HDFC Bank was up by 0.31%, Tata Motors was up by 0.41%, Infy gained 0.14% and Dr Reddy’s was up by 0.43%.

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