The US markets ended lower on Monday, with Nasdaq settling cut of over one percent, as traders expressed some uncertainty about the near-term outlook for the markets following last week's rally. Traders were reluctant to make significant moves, with a lack of major US economic data keeping some traders on the sidelines. Reports on producer prices, retail sales, import and export prices, industrial production, housing starts and existing home sales are likely to attract attention in the coming days. On the sectoral front, housing stocks turned in some of the market's worst performances on the day, with the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index plunging by 2.9 percent after ending last Friday's trading at its best closing level in almost three months.
Substantial weakness was also visible among commercial real estate stocks, as reflected by the 2.5 percent slump by the Dow Jones US Real Estate Index. Banking stocks also showed a significant move to the downside, dragging the KBW Bank Index down by 2.3 percent. The index ended last Friday's trading at a two-month closing high. Brokerage, retail and telecom stocks also saw notable weakness on the day, while pharmaceutical stocks showed a strong move to the upside. Stock specific development, Shares of Qurate Retail, the media company that owns home shopping networks QVC and HSN, popped 7% after famed investor Michael Burry revealed a fresh bet on the company.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 211.16 points or 0.63 percent to 33,536.7, Nasdaq dropped 127.11 points or 1.12 percent to 11,196.22 and S&P 500 was down by 35.68 points 0.89 percent to 3,957.25.
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