The US markets ended lower on Tuesday with Dow Jones Industrial Average selling over 230 points, as higher Treasury yields and concerns that the Federal Reserve may not cut interest rates anytime soon hurt sentiment. Traders were cautious as some hawkish comments from some central bank officials, including from the Federal Reserve. Investors also reacted to quarterly earnings updates from some major U.S. companies such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley ended lower by more than 4 percent. Morgan Stanley's fourth-quarter bottom line totaled $1.38 billion or $0.85 per share, compared with $2.11 billion or $1.26 per share a year ago.
Meanwhile, PayPal, Moderna, Hewlett Packard, Nike, Warner Bros Discovery, Bakher Hughes, Delta Air Lines, Chevron, HP, Invesco, Textron, Netflix, United Airlines Holdings and Bank of America lost 2 to 4 percent. However, Goldman Sachs gained about 0.7 percent. The lender reported fourth quarter net earnings of $1.87 billion of $5.48 per share, up from $1.19 billion or $3.32 per share in the year-ago quarter. Advanced Micro Devices climbed more than 8 percent. The stock surged on upbeat street commentary on semiconductor demand. On the economic data front, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index plunged to -43.7 in January, the lowest reading since May 2020.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 231.86 points or 0.62 percent to 37,361.12, Nasdaq declined 28.41 points or 0.19 to 14,972.76 and S&P 500 was down by 17.85 points 0.37 percent to 4,765.98.
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