• Major US stock indexes ended in positive territory

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10 December 2018

Major US stock indexes ended in positive territory

Major US stock indices rose slightly, playing back all previously lost positions, helped by the rise in the shares of the technology sector.

In addition, investors evaluated data for the United States. As the vacancy and labor turnover survey (JOLTS), published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed, in October the number of vacancies increased to 7.079 million from 6.96 million in September (revised from 7.009 million). Analysts had expected the number of vacancies to increase to 7.22 million. The level of vacancies increased by 0.1%, and amounted to 4.5%. The number of vacancies has changed little in the private sector and in the government sphere. As for industries, the number of vacancies increased in the field of information (+45,000), real estate, rent and leasing (+ 38,000), educational services (+20,000), and state and local education (+ 17,000). The number of vacancies decreased in state and local authorities, except education (-38 000), as well as the transport, warehousing and utilities sector (-33 000).

Most of the components of DOW recorded an increase (17 of 30). The growth leader was Microsoft Corporation (MSFT, + 2.64%). JPMorgan Chase & Co. shares turned out to be an outsider. (JPM, -1.87%).

Most sectors of the S & P finished trading in the red. The commodity sector fell the most (-1.3%). The growth leader was the technology sector (+ 0.9%).

Dow 24,423.26 +34.31 + 0.14%

S & P 500 2,637.72 +4.64 + 0.18%

Nasdaq 100 7,020.52 +51.27 + 0.74%

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