{"id":107831,"date":"2017-06-22T06:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T10:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=107831"},"modified":"2017-06-22T06:29:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T10:29:58","slug":"continued-energy-slump-weighs-on-market-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2017\/06\/continued-energy-slump-weighs-on-market-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Continued energy slump weighs on market sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"
June 22, 2017<\/div>
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Nasdaq rises while S&P 500 and Dow slide<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stocks <\/b>continued the slide on Wednesday as losses in energy shares outweighed gains in healthcare and technology sectors. The dollar pulled back: 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 down 0. 2% at 97.531. The S&P 500<\/a> lost less than 0.1% settling at 2435.61 with eight out of 11 main sectors ending in negative territory paring earlier losses, led by energy stocks down 1.6%. The Dow Jones <\/em>industrial average fell 0.3% to 21410.03, weighed by losses in Caterpillar, DuPont and Chevron shares. However Nasdaq <\/em>rose 0.7% to 6233.95 lifted by gains in biotechnology shares after report President Trump has drafted an executive order that would ease industry regulations.<\/p>\n

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Treasury yield curve flattening continued as yields on shorter duration government bonds edged higher while longer duration yields declined. Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said the September meeting could be a good time for the central bank to begin the process of shrinking its balance sheet. Harker, who is a voting member of the Fed policy committee, said he advocated a “pause” on rate hikes while the central bank starts to pare its balance sheet. In economic news, existing home sales rose 1.1% in May to 5.62 million annual pace. Strengthening of housing market is a positive development supporting the Federal Reserve\u2019s assessment that recent weaker than expected data were \u201ctransitory\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Energy shares weigh on European stock indices<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stock indices <\/b>were dragged lower by continued slump in energy stocks. Both the euro <\/em>and British Pound <\/em>gained against the dollar in a reversal from two-day losing streak. The Stoxx Europe 600 index lost 0.2%. Germany\u2019s DAX 30 <\/em>fell 0.3% to 12774.26. France\u2019s CAC 40 <\/a>ended 0.4% lower and UK\u2019s FTSE 100 <\/em>index slid 0.3% to 7447.79.<\/p>\n

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British Pound was helped by hawkish comment of Andrew Haldane, Bank of England\u2019s chief economist and known dove, that the \u201cprocess of withdrawing \u201c some of the monetary stimulus would be prudent in the second half of the year. Prime Minister Theresa May was still having talks with Northern Ireland\u2019s Democratic Unionist Party about forming a coalition after the Conservative party lost majority in snap election. European markets opened 0.2% – 0.4% lower today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Asian stocks mixed<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b> are mixed today. Nikkei <\/em>ended 0.1 % lower at 20110.51 reversing early gains as the dollar slide against the yen continued. Chinese stocks pull back following gains Wednesday after MSCI agreed to include China\u2019s 220 A-shares in its popular emerging-markets index. The Shanghai Composite Index <\/em>is 0.3% lower while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng Index <\/em>is up 0.01%. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index is 0.7% higher as the Australian dollar is little changed against the US dollar. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the interest rate at 1.75% as it maintained a neutral policy stance as widely expected.<\/p>\n

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Oil slides on US output rise<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Oil futures prices <\/b>are lower today on persistent concerns global supply glut is not ebbing despite OPEC\u2019s output cut deal. Prices ended lower yesterday after the Energy Information Administration report US domestic crude production rose while inventories fell. The EIA reported US crude supplies fell 2.5 million barrels last week while domestic production climbed 20000 barrels a day. August Brent crude fell 2.6% to $44.82 a barrel on Wednesday on London\u2019s ICE Futures exchange.<\/p>\n

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