US markets end deeply in red as CPI comes in hotter than expected

14 Feb 2024 Evaluate

The US markets ended deeply in red on Tuesday with Dow Jones Industrial Average settling cut of over 500 points following the release of a highly anticipated Labor Department report showing consumer prices in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of January. The Labor Department said its consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.3 percent in January after inching up by 0.2 percent in December. Street had expected consumer prices to edge up by 0.2 percent. While the report also showed the annual rate of consumer price growth slowed to 3.1 percent in January from 3.4 percent in December, street had expected the pace of growth to slow to 2.9 percent. Excluding food and energy prices, core consumer prices climbed by 0.4 percent in January after rising by 0.3 percent in December. Core prices were expected to increase by 0.3 percent.

The annual rate of core consumer price in January came in unchanged from the previous month at 3.9 percent. The pace of core price growth was expected to decelerate to 3.7 percent. Treasuries yields surged in response to the data, with the yield on the benchmark ten-year note reaching its highest levels in two months. On the sectoral front, Gold stocks saw substantial weakness on the day, dragging the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index down by 6.5 percent to a four-month closing low. The sell-off by gold stocks came amid a steep drop by the price of the precious metal, with gold for April delivery tumbling $25.80 to $2,007.20 an ounce. Significant weakness was also visible among networking stocks, which pulled back sharply after surging in the previous session. After jumping by 2.5 percent during Monday's trading, the NYSE Arca Networking Index plunged by 4.4 percent.

Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 524.63 points or 1.35 percent to 38,272.75, Nasdaq fell 286.95 points or 1.8 percent to 15,655.6 and S&P 500 edged down 68.67 points or 1.37 percent to 5 4,953.17.  


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