Dow Drops 100 Points; US Trade Deficit Widens In October

Author: Lisa Levin | December 06, 2022 11:17am

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones dropping around 100 points on Tuesday.

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.31% to 33,842.20 while the NASDAQ fell 1.23% to 11,101.68. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.70% to 3,970.90.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Utilities shares rose by 0.2% on Tuesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Enel Chile S.A. (NYSE:ENIC), up 7%, and Azure Power Global Limited (NYSE:AZRE), up 3%.

In trading on Tuesday, communication services shares dipped by 1.6%.

Top Headline

 

The US trade gap increased to a four-month high of $78.2 billion in October versus a revised gao of $74.1 billion in September. Exports from the US fell by $1.9 billion to $256.6 billion in October, while imports rose by $2.2 billion to $334.8 billion in October.

 

Equities Trading UP

 

• Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (NYSE:VVNT) shares shot up 32% to $11.90 after NRG Energy announced it will acquire the company for $12 per share in cash.
• Shares of Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) got a boost, shooting 17% to $67.91 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 results and issued FY23 guidance above estimates.
• Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO) shares were also up, gaining 12% to $10.10. The company, last month, posted downbeat quarterly results.

 

Equities Trading DOWN

• Gossamer Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOSS) shares tumbled 68% to $2.93 after the company reported announced topline results for the TORREY Phase 2 study of seralutinib in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
• Shares of Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKPT) were down 22% to $4.07. Checkpoint Therapeutics announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split.
• Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) was down, falling 21% to $2.0050 after reporting downbeat Q2 earnings.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.4% to $76.66 while gold traded up 0.3% at $1,786.30.

Silver traded up 0.7% to $22.575 on Tuesday while copper rose 1.3% to $3.8430.

 

Euro zone

European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.5%, London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.2% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.4%. The German DAX declined 0.5%, French CAC 40 fell 0.2% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index fell 0.6%.

The S&P Global construction PMI for the Eurozone dropped to 43.6 in November from 44.9 in the previous month, while French construction PMI declined to 40.7 in November from 44.3. The S&P Global German construction PMI declined to 41.5 from 43.8, while factory orders in Germany rose by 0.8% month-over-month during October.

The S&P Global/CIPS construction PMI for the UK dropped to a three-month low of 50.4 for November, while retail sales in the country rose 4.1% year-over-year in November. The S&P Global Italy construction PMI rose to 52 in November from 48.1 in the previous month.

 

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with the Japan’s Nikkei gaining 0.24% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropping 0.40%. China’s Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.02%.

Household spending in Japan increased by 1.2% from the previous year during October, while average cash earnings in the country climbed by 1.8% year-over-year in October.

The Reserve Bank of Australia increased the cash rate by 25 bps to 3.1% at its recent meeting. Australia unexpectedly reported a current deficit of AUD 2.3 billion during Q3, versus market estimates of a AUD 6.2 billion surplus.

 

Economics

 

• The US trade gap increased to a four-month high of $78.2 billion in October versus a revised gao of $74.1 billion in September. Exports from the US fell by $1.9 billion to $256.6 billion in October, while imports rose by $2.2 billion to $334.8 billion in October.
• The Logistics Manager’s Index declined for a second month to a reading of 53.6 in November from 57.5 in the previous month.

 

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COVID-19 Update

The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 100,906,110 cases with around 1,106,990 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,674,870 cases and 530,630 deaths, while France reported over 38,078,560 COVID-19 cases with 159,240 deaths. In total, there were at least 650,561,350 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,648,270 deaths.

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