The US markets ended mostly in red on Wednesday on renewed concerns about turmoil in the banking sector. shares of First Republic (FRC) extended the steep drop seen in the previous session, which came after the regional bank reported a loss of more than $100 billion in deposits in the first quarter, renewing concerns about turmoil in the banking sector. However, the rebound by the Nasdaq largely reflected a positive reaction to earnings news from Microsoft (MSFT), with the software giant soaring by 7.2 percent to its best closing level in a year. On the sectoral front, Transportation stocks extended the sell-off seen during Tuesday’s session, dragging the Dow Jones Transportation Average down by 3.6 percent to its lowest closing level in well over three-months. Pharmaceutical stocks also showed a significant move to the downside on the day, with the NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index falling by 1.9 percent after ending Tuesday's trading at a record closing high.
On the economic data front, the Commerce Department released a report showing new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods surged by much more than expected in March amid a substantial rebound in orders for transportation equipment. The report said durable goods orders spiked by 3.2 percent in March after tumbling by a revised 1.2 percent in February. Street had expected durable goods orders to climb by 0.8 percent compared to the 1.0 percent slump that had been reported for the previous month. Excluding the jump in orders for transportation equipment, durable goods orders rose by 0.3 percent in March after falling by 0.3 percent in February. Ex-transportation orders were expected to dip by 0.2 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 228.96 points or 0.68 percent to 33,301.87 and S&P 500 was down by 15.64 points or 0.38 percent to 4,055.99, while Nasdaq rose 55.19 points or 0.47 percent to 11,854.35.
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