The US markets ended a choppy session little changed on Monday, after Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised its US credit-rating outlook to stable from negative. Citing the strength of the US economy and the dollar’s standing in the world, Standard & Poor’s raised its outlook on the US credit rating - even as the ratings agency stated that Washington lawmakers have a lesser ability than others countries’ to deal with public finance pressure in the long term. S&P raised its outlook on the country’s long-term credit rating to stable from negative, and added that the US has less than a one-in-three chance of another downgrade in the near term. Meanwhile, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard stated that improved labor-market conditions suggest the Fed could slow the pace of bond purchases, but surprisingly low inflation may mean the Fed can maintain its aggressive program over a longer time frame. Bullard believes that low inflation allows the Federal Reserve to keep its aggressive bond buying if it is warranted.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 9.53 points or 0.06 percent, to close at 15,238.60 and the S&P 500 edged lower 0.57 points or 0.03 percent, to close at 1,642.81. On the other hand, Nasdaq added 4.55 points or 0.13 percent, to end at 3,473.77.
The Indian ADRs closed mostly in red on Monday, ICICI Bank was down 1.33%, HDFC Bank was down by 0.88%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was down 0.85% and Tata Motors was down 0.61%. On the other hand, Infosys was up 0.08%.
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