US markets end in red on Tuesday

07 Sep 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended in red on Tuesday as traders expressed some uncertainty about the near-term outlook for the markets. Cautiousness on the day also came amid a surge in treasury yields, with the yield on the benchmark ten-year note jumping to its highest levels in almost three months. Further, potentially adding to the worries about interest rates, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released a report showing service sector activity in the US unexpectedly grew at a slightly faster rate in the month of August. The ISM said its services PMI inched up to 56.9 in August from 56.7 in July, with a reading above 50 indicating growth in the sector. The uptick surprised Participants, who had expected the index to dip to 55.1. The report is a positive sign for the economy but may have led to concerns the Federal Reserve will see the data as an indication that it can continue to aggressively raise interest rates.

Besides, comments from Fed officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, are likely to attract attention in the coming days along with the central bank's Beige Book. On the sectoral front, Tobacco stocks showed a significant move to the downside on the day, dragging the NYSE Arca Tobacco Index down by 2.4 percent to its lowest closing level in well over a year. Considerable weakness also emerged among natural gas stocks, as reflected by the 1.7 percent decrease by the NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index. The weakness in the sector came amid a steep drop by the price of natural gas. Networking stocks also saw notable weakness on the day, with the NYSE Arca Networking Index falling by 1.6 percent to a one-month closing low.

Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 173.14 points or 0.55 percent to 31,145.3, Nasdaq fell 85.95 points or 0.74 percent to 11,544.91 and S&P 500 was down by 16.07 points or 0.41 percent to 3,908.19.

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