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Wall St closed lower overnight as the S&P 500 snapped a 7-day winning streak, down 0.38%. The Dow Jones lost 0.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.6% as Nvidia lowered by 2%.
Other tech companies such as Dell and HP also lost over 11% following weak earnings guidance.US inflation data was also released overnight with core PCE rising by 0.3% in October, which was in line with the forecast and consensus.
Over in Europe, markets closed lower as investor concerns rose over the impact Donald Trump may have on tariffs. The STOXX600 fell 0.2%, with the majority of sectors closing lower. Germany’s DAX lost 0.18%, the French CAC closed 0.72% in the red, whilst over in the UK, the FTSE100 gained 0.2%.
Locally yesterday, the ASX200 rose by 0.57% with all major sectors closing in the green. Gains were led by the consumer discretionary and communication services sectors which rose by 1.03% and 0.87% respectively.
Data for GDP growth rate in Q3 was released yesterday, coming in at 2.8%, which was in line with the forecast and consensus, however fell short of the pervious result of 3%.
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