The main US stock indexes finished trading without a single dynamic, but with a slight change. Shares in the health sector received momentum after the Republicans unveiled a bill to abolish Obamacare, while the energy sector was supported by the resumption of rising oil prices.

In addition, as it became known, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week, but remains at the level corresponding to the hard labor market. Initial applications for unemployment benefits increased by 3000 to 241,000, seasonally adjusted for the week ending June 17, the Ministry of Labor said. Economists had expected jobless claims to increase to 240,000 over the past week.

However, home prices in the US rose in April by 0.7% compared to the previous month, according to the seasonally adjusted housing price index (HPI) from the Federal Agency for Housing Finance (FHFA). The previously reported increase of 0.6% in March was revised upward to + 0.7%.

It is also worth noting that the index of leading indicators from the Conference Board for the US increased by 0.3% in May to 127.0 after an increase of 0.2% in April and 0.4% in March.

Most of the components of the DOW index finished the auction mixed (15 in positive territory, 15 in negative territory). The leader of growth was the shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, + 0.90%). More shares fell The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS, -1.13%).

Most sectors of the S & P index showed a decline. The leader of growth was the healthcare sector (+ 1.3%). The conglomerate sector fell most of all (-0.3%).

At closing:

DJIA -0.06% 21,397.29 -12.74

Nasdaq + 0.04% 6.236.69 + 2.74

S & P -0.05% 2,434.50 -1.11

U.S. stock-index futures were flat as oil prices recovered somewhat from multi-month lows but continued to remain under pressure amid concerns over excess supply.

Stocks:

Nikkei 20,110.51 -28.28 -0.14%

Hang Seng 25,674.53 -20.05 -0.08%

Shanghai 3,147.12 -9.09 -0.29%

S&P/ASX 5,705.95 +40.23 +0.71%

FTSE 7,424.31 -23.48 -0.32%

CAC 5,260.66 -13.60 -0.26%

DAX 12,773.63 -0.63 0.00%

Crude $42.83 (+0.71%)

Gold $1,252.90 (+0.57%)

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

NIKE (NKE) target lowered to $62 from $66 at Telsey Advisory Group

European stocks marched lower Wednesday, as the energy sector was dragged down by sliding oil prices and as the departure of a key ally of President Emmanuel Macron hit French equities. They slid into a bear market on Tuesday driven down by continuing worries about a global oil glut as output cuts from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries were offset by production rises elsewhere. An recent increase in supply by Libya was a factor.

The S&P 500 and the Dow closed lower for a second session in a row Wednesday as weak oil prices weighed on the market, but the Nasdaq bucked the trend to rise as large-cap tech stocks gained. Oil prices extended losses to fall deeper into bear territory with August West Texas Intermediate crude down 2.5% to $42.42 a barrel.

Australian shares, with a lift from rebounding metals, outperformed other Asian-Pacific equities after U.S. stocks were little changed. The overnight metals rebound led to bargain hunting in Australian stocks, said Tim Kelleher, head of institutional FX sales in New Zealand for Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He also noted that although oil slid again overnight, equities rose to start Thursday, while Wednesday's declines in Asia had been attributed to a fall in oil.

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

Nikkei -91.62 20138.79 -0.45%

TOPIX -5.69 1611.56 -0.35%

Hang Seng -148.46 25694.58 -0.57%

CSI 300 +41.47 3587.96 +1.17%

Euro Stoxx 50 -6.31 3554.35 -0.18%

FTSE 100 -24.92 7447.79 -0.33%

DAX -40.53 12774.26 -0.32%

CAC 40 -19.39 5274.26 -0.37%

DJIA -57.11 21410.03 -0.27%

S&P 500 -1.42 2435.61 -0.06%

NASDAQ +45.92 6233.95 +0.74%

S&P/TSX -1.07 15148.53 -0.01%