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18.04.2019
20:16
Major US stock indexes finished trading above zero

Major US stock indices rose slightly, as the next drop in shares of the health sector weakened optimistic sentiment caused by stronger-than-expected retail sales data and solid corporate segment reporting.

The health sector fell 5.5% this week, as investors are concerned about proposals put forward by Democratic lawmakers. UnitedHealth CEO David Wichman told analysts during a conference call earlier in the week that initiatives such as Medicare for All would “endanger people's relationships with their doctors, destabilize the country's health care system and limit the ability of doctors to practice medicine at its best.” ".

According to a report by the Ministry of Commerce, retail sales in the US rose by 1.6% m / m in March, after falling by 0.2% in February, while economists expected to see a growth in the index by 0.9%. This was the biggest increase since September 2017, as households increased their purchases of cars and other goods. In annual terms, retail sales in March increased by 3.6%.

At the same time, the Ministry of Labor reported that the number of applications for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 to 192,000 seasonally adjusted for the week ending April 13. This is the lowest level since September 1969. The data for the previous week was revised to show 1,000 calls more than previously reported. Economists predicted that in the last week the number of applications will increase to 205,000.

However, not all macroeconomic reports were favorable. IHS Markit data pointed to a slowdown in US business activity in April. This, combined with weak manufacturing performance, is expected to put pressure on overall growth at the beginning of the second quarter. According to the report, the value of the US business services index from IHS Markit in April was 52.9 compared with the March figure of 55.3, as the growth of new business softened against the background of a slight increase in export sales. At the same time, the business activity index in the US manufacturing sector was 52.4, unchanged from March. The composite PMI index in the United States was 52.8 in April compared with 54.6 in March.

Most of the components of DOW finished trading in positive territory (18 out of 30). The growth leader was UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH; + 2.42%). Pfizer Inc. shares turned out to be an outsider. (PFE; -1.40%).

Most sectors of the S & P recorded an increase. The industrial goods sector grew the most (+ 0.9%). Only the health sector (-0.2%) and the base materials sector (-0.2%) decreased.

At the time of closing:

Dow 26,559.54 +110.00 +0.42%

S & P 500 2,905.03 +4.58 +0.16%

Nasdaq 100 7,998.06 +1.98 +0.02%

19:01
DJIA +0.55% 26,596.06 +146.52 Nasdaq +0.05% 8,000.29 +4.21 S&P +0.25% 2,907.82 +7.37
16:01
European stocks closed: FTSE 100 -11.44 7459.88 -0.15% DAX +69.32 12222.39 +0.57% CAC 40 +17.29 5580.38 +0.31%
13:33
U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.22%, Nasdaq -0.08% S&P +0.09%
13:26
Before the bell: S&P futures +0.16%, NASDAQ futures +0.07%

U.S. stock-index rose slightly on Wednesday, as better-than-expected U.S. retail sales data offset worries of a global slowdown, which flared up after the release of weak manufacturing data in Europe.


Global Stocks:

Index/commodity

Last

Today's Change, points

Today's Change, %

Nikkei

22,090.12

-187.85

-0.84%

Hang Seng

29,963.26

-161.42

-0.54%

Shanghai

3,250.20

-12.92

-0.40%

S&P/ASX

6,259.80

+3.40

+0.05%

FTSE

7,471.24

-0.08

0.00%

CAC

5,577.87

+14.78

+0.27%

DAX

12,191.73

+38.66

+0.32%

Crude oil

$64.01

+0.25

+0.39%

Gold

$1,276.40

-0.40

-0.03%

12:56
Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)


3M Co

MMM

216.89

-0.75(-0.34%)

104

ALCOA INC.

AA

27.09

-0.63(-2.27%)

37538

ALTRIA GROUP INC.

MO

56.29

0.11(0.20%)

3909

Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ

AMZN

1,863.50

-1.32(-0.07%)

25083

American Express Co

AXP

111

-0.76(-0.68%)

48008

Apple Inc.

AAPL

202.69

-0.44(-0.22%)

181580

Boeing Co

BA

377.63

0.11(0.03%)

19641

Caterpillar Inc

CAT

142.2

0.32(0.23%)

6946

Chevron Corp

CVX

120.51

0.24(0.20%)

1840

Cisco Systems Inc

CSCO

56.2

-0.11(-0.20%)

6181

Citigroup Inc., NYSE

C

70.37

0.02(0.03%)

64867

Facebook, Inc.

FB

178.01

-0.77(-0.43%)

54984

Ford Motor Co.

F

9.56

0.06(0.63%)

41253

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE

FCX

13.95

-0.25(-1.76%)

71473

General Electric Co

GE

9.17

0.05(0.55%)

412575

General Motors Company, NYSE

GM

39.8

-0.19(-0.48%)

452

Goldman Sachs

GS

207.05

-0.85(-0.41%)

1070

Google Inc.

GOOG

1,234.99

-1.35(-0.11%)

1722

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

HON

164.5

1.61(0.99%)

49695

Intel Corp

INTC

58.45

-0.11(-0.19%)

18838

International Business Machines Co...

IBM

139.2

0.09(0.06%)

2757

International Paper Company

IP

44

0.04(0.09%)

225

JPMorgan Chase and Co

JPM

114.1

-0.20(-0.18%)

7083

McDonald's Corp

MCD

191.55

-0.06(-0.03%)

189

Merck & Co Inc

MRK

74.12

0.20(0.27%)

3945

Microsoft Corp

MSFT

121.45

-0.32(-0.26%)

24052

Nike

NKE

88.55

-0.18(-0.20%)

407

Pfizer Inc

PFE

40

0.12(0.30%)

4436

Procter & Gamble Co

PG

106.18

0.33(0.31%)

2166

Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ

TSLA

268.85

-2.38(-0.88%)

64573

The Coca-Cola Co

KO

47.3

0.02(0.04%)

1121

Twitter, Inc., NYSE

TWTR

34.63

0.15(0.44%)

38275

UnitedHealth Group Inc

UNH

219.35

2.51(1.16%)

20198

Verizon Communications Inc

VZ

57.77

-0.01(-0.02%)

2090

Visa

V

159.86

-0.58(-0.36%)

2473

Walt Disney Co

DIS

131.6

-0.15(-0.11%)

6531

Yandex N.V., NASDAQ

YNDX

38.08

-0.12(-0.31%)

720

12:52
Downgrades before the market open

Snap (SNAP) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Wedbush; target $12.25

Snap (SNAP) downgraded to Negative from Mixed at Vertical Group

Morgan Stanley (MS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup

11:45
Company News: American Express (AXP) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ forecast

American Express (AXP) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $2.01 per share (versus $1.86 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of $1.97.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $10.364 bln (+6.6% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $10.462 bln.

The company also reaffirmed guidance for FY 2019, projecting EPS of $7.85-8.35 versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $8.13.

AXP fell to $110.40 (-1.22%) in pre-market trading.

11:37
Company News: Travelers (TRV) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ estimate

Travelers (TRV) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $2.83 per share (versus $2.46 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of $2.75.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $6.855 bln (+4.9% y/y), missing analysts’ consensus estimate of $6.943 bln.

TRV closed Wednesday's trading session at $135.87 (-1.79%).

11:26
Company News: Honeywell (HON) quarterly results beat analysts’ expectations

Honeywell (HON) reported Q1 FY 2019 earnings of $1.92 per share (versus $1.70 in Q1 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus of $1.84.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $8.884 bln (-14.5% y/y), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $8.633 bln.

The company also raised guidance for FY 2019, projecting EPS of $7.90-8.15 (prior $7.80-8.10) versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $7.99 and revenues of $36.5-37.2 bln (prior $36-36.9 bln) versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $36.85 bln.

HON rose to $164.80 (+1.17%) in pre-market trading.

11:15
Company News: Alcoa (AA) posts worse-than-expected quarterly results

Alcoa (AA) reported Q1 FY 2019 losses of $0.23 per share (versus earnings of $0.77 per share in Q1 FY 2018), $0.10 worse than analysts’ consensus of -$0.13.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $2.719 bln (-12.0% y/y), missing analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.875 bln.

AA fell to $26.81 (-3.28%) in pre-market trading.

00:30
Stocks. Daily history for Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Index Change, points Closed Change, %
NIKKEI 225 56.31 22277.97 0.25
Hang Seng -5.19 30124.68 -0.02
KOSPI -2.74 2245.89 -0.12
ASX 200 -21 6256.4 -0.33
FTSE 100 1.4 7471.32 0.02
DAX 51.75 12153.07 0.43
Dow Jones -3.12 26449.54 -0.01
S&P 500 -6.61 2900.45 -0.23
NASDAQ Composite -4.15 7996.08 -0.05

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