The US markets ended mostly lower on Monday as the mood remained a bit cautious amid reports about a large hedge fund defaulting on a margin call. US hedge fund Archegos Capital reportedly failed to meet its margin call obligations, prompting banks to sell more than $20 billion worth of shares in margin call on Friday. Meanwhile, Shares of ViacomCBS and Discovery swung between losses and gains after intense selling pressure last week. The two companies were believed to be hit by forced liquidation of positions held by the multibillion dollar family office Archegos Capital Management. Discovery lost 1.6%, while ViacomCBS dropped 6.7%. The two companies had lost 27% apiece during Friday’s selloff.
However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a new record on Monday. Boeing rallied about 2.3 percent, riding on reports that Southwest Airlines has agreed to buy 100 Boeing 737 Max 7 planes. Procter & Gamble, Amgen, Coca-Cola, Verizon and Walmart also ended notably higher.
Nasdaq fell 79.08 points or 0.6 percent to 13,059.65 and S&P 500 was down by 3.45 points or 0.09 percent to 3,971.09, while Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 98.49 points or 0.3 percent to 33,171.37.
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