The US markets ended mostly in red on Thursday, as traders kept a closer than usual eye on treasury yields. Stocks showed a lack of direction early in the session but moved to the upside as the day progressed. Treasury yields have recently moved sharply higher due in part to concerns about the fiscal impact of a Republican tax cut bill. However, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note which reached its highest levels in over three months early in the day, turned lower over the course of the session lending some support to the markets. Meanwhile, sentiments remained optimistic after report released by the Labor Department unexpectedly showed a slight decline by first-time claims for US unemployment benefits in the week ended May 17. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims edged down to 2,27,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 229,000, while street had expected jobless claims to inch up to 2,30,000.
On sectoral front, steel stocks showed a notable move to the downside, however, with the NYSE Arca Steel Index falling by 1.3 percent. Besides, utilities and gold stocks also saw some weakness on the day, while strength remained visible among airline stocks.
Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 1.35 points to 41,859.09, S&P 500 slipped 2.60 points or 0.04 percent to 5,842.01, while Nasdaq rose 53.09 points or 0.28 percent to 18,925.73.
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