(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei +239.01 21696.65 +1.11%

TOPIX +14.61 1745.25 +0.84%

Hang Seng -181.36 28305.88 -0.64%

CSI 300 +3.95 3930.80 +0.10%

Euro Stoxx 50 +3.78 3608.87 +0.10%

FTSE 100 +1.22 7524.45 +0.02%

DAX +11.86 13003.14 +0.09%

CAC 40 +14.43 5386.81 +0.27%

DJIA -54.67 23273.96 -0.23%

S&P 500 -10.23 2564.98 -0.40%

NASDAQ -42.22 6586.83 -0.64%

S&P/TSX -1.46 15855.76 -0.01%

Major US stock indexes ended the session in negative territory amid the collapse of shares of General Electric and the decline in quotations of the conglomerate sector.

In addition, as it became known, the revival of production activity led to a sharp improvement in the index of economic activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago last month, but weaker indicators that remained negative for many months restrain the average value of the index, and it will take several months to improve significant growth. The index of economic activity from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in September recovered to a level of +0.17, with a downward revision of -0.37 in August, which was another turnaround of a particularly volatile measure in the last few months.

Oil futures traded neutrally amid fears of potential supply disruptions due to tensions in the oil-rich Kurdish region of Iraq, as well as a drop in drilling activity in the United States. Baker Hughes reported on Friday that from October 14 to October 20, the number of active drilling rigs for oil production in the United States was reduced by 7 pieces, and amounted to 736 units. The last value is the lowest level since June.

The components of the DOW index finished the auction mixed (15 in positive territory, 15 in negative territory). Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. became the leader of growth. (WMT, + 1.43%). Outsider were shares of General Electric Company (GE, -6.46%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P index recorded a fall. The largest decrease was shown by the sector of conglomerates (-1.1%). Only the utilities sector grew (+ 0.1%).

At closing:

DJIA -0.23% 23.273.96 -54.67

Nasdaq -0.64% 6,586.83 -42.22

S & P -0.40% 2.564.98 -10.23

U.S. stock-index futures rose on the back of prospect of fiscal reform in the U.S. and good Q3 corporate earnings.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 21,696.65 +239.01 +1.11%

Hang Seng 28,305.88 -181.36 -0.64%

Shanghai 3,382.27 +3.62 +0.11%

S&P/ASX 5,893.96 -13.03 -0.22%

FTSE 7,528.06 +4.83 +0.06%

CAC 5,394.11 +21.73 +0.40%

DAX 13,011.81 +20.53 +0.16%

Crude $51.99 (+0.29%)

Gold $1,274.60 (-0.46%)

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

Honeywell (HON) target raised to $156 at RBC Capital Mkts

UnitedHealth (UNH) target raised to $259 from $235 at Mizuho

General Electric (GE) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS

General Electric (GE) downgraded to Underweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley

General Electric (GE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill

October 24

Before the Open:

3M (MMM). Consensus EPS $2.21, Consensus Revenues $7927.28 mln.

Caterpillar (CAT). Consensus EPS $1.27, Consensus Revenues $10691.44 mln.

General Motors (GM). Consensus EPS $1.11, Consensus Revenues $29926.68 mln.

McDonald's (MCD). Consensus EPS $1.77, Consensus Revenues $5747.94 mln.

United Tech (UTX). Consensus EPS $1.69, Consensus Revenues $14993.81 mln.

Yandex N.V. (YNDX). Consensus EPS RUB9.21, Consensus Revenues RUB23460.38 mln.

After the Close:

AT&T (T). Consensus EPS $0.75, Consensus Revenues $40335.46 mln.

October 25

Before the Open:

Boeing (BA). Consensus EPS $2.65, Consensus Revenues $24068.71 mln.

Coca-Cola (KO). Consensus EPS $0.49, Consensus Revenues $8730.64 mln.

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX). Consensus EPS $0.29, Consensus Revenues $4045.22 mln.

Int'l Paper(IP). Consensus EPS $1.05, Consensus Revenues $5909.27 mln.

Visa (V). Consensus EPS $0.85, Consensus Revenues $4629.30 mln.

After the Close:

Barrick Gold (ABX). Consensus EPS $0.16, Consensus Revenues $2035.87 mln.

October 26

Before the Open:

Altria (MO). Consensus EPS $0.88, Consensus Revenues $5217.26 mln.

Ford Motor (F). Consensus EPS $0.33, Consensus Revenues $32804.60 mln.

Twitter (TWTR). Consensus EPS $0.06, Consensus Revenues $586.22 mln.

After the Close:

Alphabet (GOOG). Consensus EPS $8.33, Consensus Revenues $27110.74 mln.

Amazon (AMZN). Consensus EPS -$0.03, Consensus Revenues $42184.18 mln.

Intel (INTC). Consensus EPS $0.80, Consensus Revenues $15724.88 mln.

Microsoft (MSFT). Consensus EPS $0.72, Consensus Revenues $23526.08 mln.

October 27

Before the Open:

Chevron (CVX). Consensus EPS $0.97, Consensus Revenues $34629.07 mln.

Exxon Mobil (XOM). Consensus EPS $0.86, Consensus Revenues $65688.19 mln.

Merck (MRK). Consensus EPS $1.03, Consensus Revenues $10520.56 mln.

The U.S. stock market feels as though it is made out of Teflon, with virtually nothing able to disrupt its climb to record levels. The broad S&P 500 index SPX, +0.51% which on Friday closed at a record for the 49th time this year at 2,575.21, has sailed through 350 trading days without a 3% pullback, rising weeks and months on end to a 15% gain since the start of the year. According to Bespoke Investment Group, "2017 is tied for the fifth most closing highs on record, dating back to 1929.

Asian stock markets, with the exception of South Korea and Hong Kong, are higher on Monday amid optimism that U.S. President Donald Trump's tax reforms are moving closer to execution, while the Japanese market surged after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's landslide victory in Sunday's elections.