Major U.S. stocks slightly fell on Thursday morning, weighed down by a fall in Apple as well as a morning drop in energy companies after OPEC failed to agree on output policy. Apple (AAPL) was down about one percent after Goldman Sachs cut its price target on the stock, citing lower growth expectations for the smartphone industry. Oil price came bake after Crude inventories data, which showed decreasing oil reserves in USA on previous week.
Most of Dow stocks in negative area (17 of 30). Top looser - Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM, -1,67%). Top gainer - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, +1,11%).
Most of S&P sectors also in negative area. Top looser - Utilities (-0,8%). Top gainer - Healthcare (+0,8%).
At the moment:
Dow 17750.00 -29.00 -0.16%
S&P 500 2093.50 -4.50 -0.21%
Nasdaq 100 4510.50 -11.00 -0.24%
Oil 48.94 -0.07 -0.14%
Gold 1213.90 -0.80 -0.07%
U.S. 10yr 1.80 -0.04