The US markets ended mostly lower on Thursday, as traders were cautious as leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) nations kicked off a summit in Canada. Bucking the trend, Dow Industrial eked out marginal gains. Investors worried about a showdown at the meeting, set for Friday and Saturday in Charlevoix, Quebec as US President Donald Trump was expected to stick to his tough stance on trade after imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union last week. Besides, Canada and Mexico have retaliated against a range of US exports and the EU has promised to do so as well. Meanwhile, the Fed is widely expected to announce an interest rate hike in next week but investors will be watching for clues on whether the US central bank could raise rates a fourth time this year.
On the economic front, initial jobless claims fell slightly in early June, keeping the rate of layoffs in the US near a 50-year low. New claims dipped by 1,000 to 222,000 in the seven days ended June 2. Besides, the Federal Reserve said that household wealth topped $100 trillion for the first time in the first quarter. Moreover, consumer credit in April slowed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.9%, or $9.3 billion, down from 3.8% in March. Non-revolving credit such as student and auto loans grew 3% in April, down from a 5.7% rate in March. It is the slowest pace since September.
The S&P 500 declined 1.98 points or 0.07% to 2770.37 and the Nasdaq was down by 54.17 points or 0.70 percent to 7635.07. On the flip side, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 95.02 points or 0.38 percent to 25241.41.
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