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US markets closed lower as oil prices slump

15 Mar 2017 Evaluate

The US markets closed lower on Tuesday, as persistent slump in oil prices put pressure on energy shares, while investors were also making guarded moves as the Federal Reserve’s two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting got underway. The FOMC meeting kicked off early Tuesday, with the market seeing a 93% probability that the Fed will vote for an interest-rate increase, according to data from the CME Group. The US central bank’s statement and new economic projections would be released late Wednesday, followed by a news conference hosted by Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen. The FOMC’s policy statement will be examined for signals about the timing and pace of future interest-rate hikes. On the economy front, small-business owner optimism dipped in February but stayed near long-time highs, as owners remain hopeful about more business-friendly policy from Washington. The sentiment gauge from the National Federation of Independent Business fell 0.6 points to 105.3. NFIB’s survey notched the biggest surge in its four-decade history in December following the presidential election. It rose again in January, defying expectations for a correction. In February, only three of 10 survey components increased. Nearly one-third reported having job openings they could not fill, a recovery high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 44.11 points or 0.21 percent to 20,837.37, the Nasdaq was down 18.96 points or 0.32 percent to 5,856.82, while S&P 500 dropped 8.02 points or 0.34 percent to 2,365.45. 

The Indian ADRs closed mostly in green; Tata Motors was up 1.47%, HDFC Bank was up 1.03%, ICICI Bank was up 0.32% and Infosys was up 0.31%. On the other hand, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was down 1.96%. 


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