US markets end in red on Tuesday

16 Aug 2023 Evaluate

The US markets ended lower on Tuesday on rising worries about the health of China's economy, and concerns about U.S. interest rate after data showed a bigger than expected increase in retail sales in the month of July rendered the mood bearish. Further, higher bond yields, and a warning from Fitch that it may have to downgrade credit ratings of several banks, including JP Morgan, hurt as well. Major banks JP Morgan, American Express, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, all ended weak, losing between 1.7 to 2.8 percent. Chevron, Caterpillar, Intel, 3M and Walt Disney lost 2 to 2.8 percent. Boeing, Travelers Companies, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Visa, Cisco Systems and Nike ended lower by 1 to 1.7 percent.

Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet also ended notably lower. Amgen climbed nearly 2 percent. On the economic data front, data from the Labor Department showed export prices in the U.S. surged 0.7 percent month-over-month in July after a downwardly revised 0.7 percent fall in June. On a yearly basis, export prices dropped 7.9 percent, following an 11.9 percent decline in June. Import prices rose 0.4 percent in July, following a downwardly revised 0.1 percent drop in June. Year-on-year, import prices were down 4.4 percent compared to 6.1 percent plunge in June.

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 361.24 points or 1.02 percent to 34,946.39, Nasdaq declined 157.28 points or 1.14 percent to 13,631.05 and S&P 500 was down by 51.86 points or 1.16 percent to 4,437.86.

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