The US markets ended in red on Monday as worries about interest rate hikes and slowing growth continued to weigh on sentiment. Further, the declines also came as private report warned that the US would likely fall into a recession in 2023, and that it may not be just a mild economic contraction as some economists have projected. Investors were also cautious ahead of key earnings and inflation reports this week that will shed new light on the US economy. September Producer Price Index data comes Wednesday and Consumer Price report is scheduled for Thursday. Besides, Technology stocks dropped on Biden administration's decision to impose export controls on China.
Washington published a set of export controls that limit companies selling advanced computing semiconductors and manufacturing equipment to China. Shares of Qualcomm Inc. fell more than 5 percent. Nvidia ended lower by about 4 percent, and Advanced Micro Devices shed about 1 percent. Micron Technology Inc. shares drifted down 2.89 percent. Microsoft and Intel both shed more than 2 percent. Salesforce.com, Walt Disney and Chevron also ended sharply lower. However, Walgreens Boots Alliance gained nearly 5 percent. Merck climbed 3.3 percent. Boeing, Amgen, 3M, McDonalds and Caterpillar posted sharp to moderate gains.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 93.91 points or 0.32 percent to 29,202.88, Nasdaq dropped 110.3 points or 1.04 percent to 10,542.1 and S&P 500 was down by 27.27 points 0.75 percent to 3,612.39.
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