The US markets ended lackluster trade in red terrain on Friday, last trading session of the year 2023, as some traders looked to cash in on the recent strength in the markets. Traders reluctant to make any significant moves ahead of long weekend holiday and important data in the next week. Traders are wait for the release its closely watched monthly jobs report next Friday. Reports on manufacturing and service sector activity may also attract attention along with the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting.
On the economic data front, MNI Indicators released a report showing a substantial downturn by Chicago-area business activity in the month of December. MNI Indicators said its Chicago business barometer tumbled to 46.9 in December from 55.8 in November, with a reading below 50 indicating contraction. Street had expected the index to drop to 51.0.
On the sectoral front, airline stocks showed a significant move to the downside on the day, dragging the NYSE Arca Airline Index down by 2.0 percent. Considerable weakness also emerged among commercial real estate stocks, as reflected by the 1.2 percent loss posted by the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index. Oil service stocks also moved notably lower amid a modest decrease by the price of crude oil, while weakness was also visible among networking, computer hardware and steel stocks.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20.56 points or 0.05 to 37,689.54, Nasdaq lost 83.78 points or 0.56 percent to 15,011.35 and S&P 500 was down by 13.52 points 0.28 percent to 4,769.83.
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