The US markets ended lower on Monday as investors largely stayed cautious amid a lack of triggers, and looked ahead to more earnings news and economic data. Further, geopolitical concerns and worries about spikes in coronavirus cases in several countries raised uncertainty about the pace of global economic recovery, contributing to the lackluster movements in the market. The market’s retreat was due largely to some heavy selling in the technology space. US stocks had moved on to historic highs last week, riding on buoyant economic data and some upbeat earnings announcements.
Coca-Cola revealed earnings for first quarter that declined from the same period last year. The company’s profit came in at $2.25 billion, or $0.52 per share. This compares with $2.78 billion, or $0.64 per share, in last year’s first quarter. Meanwhile, on the coronavirus front, White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said he expects the US will resume administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration asked states last week to temporarily halt using the single dose vaccine out of an abundance of caution after six women developed a rare blood-clotting disorder.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 123.04 points or 0.36 percent to 34,077.63, Nasdaq dropped 137.58 points or 0.98 percent to 13,914.76 and S&P 500 was down by 22.21 points or 0.53 percent to 4,163.26.
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