US markets end deeply lower on Tuesday

26 Apr 2023 Evaluate

The US markets ended deeply in red on Tuesday as investors’ bank fears returned. The sell-off on markets partly reflected a negative reaction to quarterly results from First Republic (FRC), with the regional bank plunging by 49.4 percent. The steep drop by First Republic came after the company reported a loss of more than $100 billion in deposits in the first quarter, renewing concerns about turmoil in the banking sector. Shares of UPS Inc. (UPS) also moved sharply lower after the delivery giant reported weaker than expected first quarter results and forecast full-year revenue at the lower end of its prior forecast. Traders also continued to look ahead to quarterly results from Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) and software giant Microsoft (MSFT) after the close of trading.

On the economic data front, the Conference Board released a report showing consumer confidence has deteriorated by much more than anticipated in the month of April. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index slumped to 101.3 in April from a revised 104.0 in March. Street had expected the index to edge down to 104.0 from the 104.2 originally reported for the previous month. A separate report released by the Commerce Department showed new home sales unexpectedly spiked to their highest level in a year in March. On the sectoral front, oil service stocks pulled back sharply after rallying during Monday's session, dragging the Philadelphia Oil Service Index down by 3.8 percent.

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 344.57 points or 1.02 percent to 33,530.83, Nasdaq dropped 238.05 points or 1.98 percent to 11,799.16 and S&P 500 was down by 65.41 points or 1.58 percent to 4,071.63.

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