{"id":100123,"date":"2016-12-29T07:50:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=100123"},"modified":"2016-12-29T07:50:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T12:50:38","slug":"us-stocks-pull-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2016\/12\/us-stocks-pull-back\/","title":{"rendered":"US stocks pull back"},"content":{"rendered":"
December 29, 2016<\/div>
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Dow ends further away from 20000 level<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stocks <\/b>ended lower on Wednesday led by technology stocks. The dollar continued the uptrend. The live dollar index<\/a> data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar\u2019s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, closed 0.2% higher at 103.223. The S&P 500 closed 0.8% lower at 2249.92, led by losses in financial and materials stocks with all eleven main sectors finishing lower. The Dow Jones <\/a>industrial average ended 0.6% lower at 19833.68, trading within 20 points of the psychologically important 20000 milestone but still failing to break above. Losses in biotechnology shares pulled down the high tech index Nasdaq 0.9% to 5438.56.<\/p>\n

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The recent stock rally started in early November with president-elect Trump\u2019s proclaimed support for tax cuts and fiscal stimulus programs raising expectations of accelerated economic growth. However many analysts are pointing to high stock valuations which may justify taking profits and locking in the year\u2019s gains. In economic news, pending home sales in the US fell 2.5% in November, dropping to their lowest level in nearly a year. Today at 14:30 CET November advance Goods Trade Balance, Wholesale Inventories will be published in US. At the same time Initial Jobless Claims and Continuing Claims will be released , the outlook is positive for dollar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mining stocks lead European markets higher<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stocks <\/b>advanced on Wednesday led by mining stocks. Both the euro and the British Pound weakened against the dollar. The Stoxx Europe 600 extended gains rising 0.3%. Germany\u2019s DAX 30 edged up 2.75 points to 11474.99. France\u2019s CAC 40 <\/a>slipped 0.01% and UK\u2019s FTSE 100 index outperformed gaining 0.5% to 7106.08.<\/p>\n

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Shares of miners Fresnillo and BHP Billiton jumped 5.2% and 4.3% respectively, helping lift the commodity-heavy FTSE 100 index. Losses in Italian banks limited gains in the pan-European index as investors focused on developments around the troubled Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena after the European Central Bank found the bank needs to boost its capital \u20ac8.8 billion instead of the \u20ac5 billion expected when the government last week organized a rescue for the lender. Shares of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena were still halted for trade. No important economic data are expected today in euro-zone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Drop in Toshiba shares pulls Nikkei down<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stocks<\/b> are mixed today as the decline on Wall Street weighed on market sentiment. Nikkei fell 1.3% to 19145.14 to three-week low with yen growing stronger against the dollar. Shares of Toshiba fell 17%, on uncertainty how much loss Toshiba would have to record and how much it would need to raise to restore its capital base. The Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index is up 0.1% while the Shanghai Composite Index is down 0.2% weighed by declines in financial stocks. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index gained 0.3% while the Australian dollar edged higher against the dollar.<\/p>\n

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Oil prices rise despite surprise US inventory build<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Oil futures<\/b> prices are rising today despite a surprise build in US crude inventories. The American Petroleum Institute private industry group reported on Wednesday that US crude oil inventories rose 4.2 million barrels in the latest week. Official inventory data from the Energy Information Administration will be released today at 16:30 CET. Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect a 1.4 million barrel decline in crude supplies. February Brent crude closed 0.2% higher at $56.22 a barrel on Wednesday on London\u2019s ICE Futures exchange.<\/p>\n

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