The US markets ended lower on Tuesday, removing earlier gains as the markets failed to keep their rebound from the bear-market lows going. Further, negative sentiment have been generated in reaction to a report from the Conference Board showing U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated to its lowest level in over a year in June. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index slid to 98.7 in June from a downwardly revised 103.2 in May. Street had expected the index to drop to 101.0 from the 106.4 originally reported for the previous month. With the continued decrease, the consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level since hitting 95.2 in February of 2021. The report showed the expectations index tumbled to 66.4 in June from 73.7 in May, hitting its lowest level since March of 2013.
However, the initial strength on markets partly reflected a positive reaction to news that China has cut quarantine times for international travelers in a big step toward easing Covid-19 controls. The news contributed to strength among travel and casino stocks, with Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands showing significant moves to the upside. Banking stocks also saw early strength after several financial giants, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, raised their dividends after passing the Federal Reserve's annual stress tests.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 491.27 points or 1.56 percent to 30,946.99, Nasdaq dropped 343.01 points or 2.98 percent to 11,181.54 and S&P 500 was down by 78.56 points or 2.01 percent to 3,821.55.
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