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US markets slip ahead of retail sales data

12 Feb 2013 Evaluate

The US markets edged lower on Monday and  investors took a breather after the recent run-up that pushed the Dow and S&P 500 near all-time highs. Goldman Sachs has grown cautious on global equities in the near term, cutting its recommendation to neutral from overweight on a three-month basis. President Barack Obama is expected to show some new-found swagger at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to press for issues favored by the coalition of women, youth and minorities that swept him to victory in November. In what is expected to be a toned-down version of a victory speech, business interests will be relegated to the sidelines. On the economic front, the main event this week will likely be Wednesday’s retail sales data to be released by the US government. The result could tell us a lot about how the economy is likely to perform in early 2013. Sales at US retailers are forecast to edge up a scant 0.1%, seasonally adjusted, in the first month of the year. The retail report is by far the biggest economic indicator of the week.

The European finance chiefs were meeting in Brussels as a tightening election contest in Italy and corruption allegations in Spain threaten to reignite the region’s debt crisis. Ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 will gather in Moscow later this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 21.73 points or 0.16 percent to 13,971.20, the Nasdaq lost 1.87 points or 0.06 percent to 3,192.00 and the S&P 500 was down by 0.92 points or 0.06 percent to 1,517.01.

Indian ADRs closed mixed on Monday, Infosys was down by 1.27%, Wipro was down 0.17% and Tata Communications was down 0.06%. On the flip side, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.73% and Tata Motors was up 0.43%.

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