The US markets ended lower on Thursday, with Nasdaq settling over two percent cut, as some traders cashed in on Wednesday's gains amid ongoing concerns about the outlook for interest rates and the global economy. Stocks saw further downside following the release of a report from the Conference Board showing a continued slump by its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators in the month of November. The report said the leading economic index tumbled by 1.0 percent in November after sliding by a revised 0.9 percent in October. Street had expected the leading economic index to decrease by 0.5 percent compared to the 0.8 percent drop originally reported for the previous month.
Traders were also looking ahead to report on personal income and spending, which includes a reading on inflation said to be preferred by the Fed. With Fed Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank will require substantially more evidence inflation is on a sustained downward trend before halting its interest rate hikes, traders are likely to keep a close eye on the inflation reading. On the sectoral front, after turning in some of the market's best performances on Wednesday, semiconductor stocks showed a substantial move back to the downside. Reflecting the weakness in the sector, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged by 4.2 percent to its lowest closing level in well over a month.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 348.99 points or 1.05 percent to 33,027.49, Nasdaq dropped 233.25 points or 2.18 percent to 10,476.12 and S&P 500 was down by 56.05 points or 1.45 percent to 3,822.39.
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