US markets end deeply in red ahead of pivotal inflation data

10 Jun 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended deeply in red on Thursday as traders looked ahead to the release of a Labor Department report on consumer price inflation on Friday. The report is expected to show that consumer prices increased by 0.7 percent in May after rising by 0.3 percent in April. Core consumer prices, which exclude food and energy prices, are expected to climb by 0.5 percent in May following a 0.6 percent advance in April. The annual rate of consumer price growth is expected to hold at 8.3 percent, while the annual rate of core consumer price growth is expected to slow to 5.9 percent from 6.2 percent. The inflation data could have an impact on the outlook for monetary policy ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates next Wednesday.

Meanwhile, a report released by the Labor Department showed first-time claims for US unemployment benefits rose by more than expected in the week ended June 4th. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims climbed to 229,000, an increase of 27,000 from the previous week's revised level of 202,000. Street had expected jobless claims to rise to 210,000 from the 200,000 originally reported for the previous week. On the secoral front, Steel stocks showed a substantial move to the downside on the day, dragging the NYSE Arca Steel Index down by 4.5 percent. Significant weakness was also visible among airline stocks, as reflected by the 3.8 percent nosedive by the NYSE Arca Airline Index.

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 638.11 points or 1.94 percent to 32,272.79, Nasdaq dropped 332.04 points or 2.75 percent to 11,754.23 and S&P 500 was down by 97.95 points or 2.38 percent to 4,017.82.

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