Major U.S. stock-indexes lower on Thursday as a fall in Apple's shares weighed. Apple (AAPL) fell 0,8% to $116,38 after Nokia said it had filed a number of lawsuits against the iPhone maker for patent infringement.
Market showed little reaction to data showing that the U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the third quarter, notching up its best performance in two years. Gross domestic product increased at a 3,5% annual rate instead of the previously reported 3,2% pace, the Commerce Department said in its third GDP estimate.
Most of Dow stocks in negative area (18 of 30). Top gainer - Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ, +1.01%). Top loser - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT, -1.48%).
Most of all S&P sectors in negative area. Top gainer - Conglomerates (+1.3%). Top loser - Services (-0.8%).
At the moment:
Dow 19853.00 -38.00 -0.19%
S&P 500 2254.75 -5.75 -0.25%
Nasdaq 100 4934.25 -15.25 -0.31%
Oil 52.89 +0.40 +0.76%
Gold 1133.50 +0.30 +0.03%
U.S. 10yr 2.56 +0.01