As the day wore on in the United States, stock markets had a mixed ending. This happened because people were feeling less confident about spending and there were also concerns about problems in the Middle East, even though the big US banks had some good news about their profits.
US Stock Market Overview
The big companies on Wall Street began to tell everyone how well they did in the third part of the year. They did the math and the energy part of the market went up 2.3% because oil prices also went up. Electricity and gas companies gained a little more value, rising 1%. Things we need every day, like food and soap, became a little more expensive, and that made those companies 0.8% more valuable.
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The first group of large companies, called Dow Jones, rose 0.12% to 33,670.29 points.
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The second group, called the S&P 500, fell 0.50% to 4,327.78.
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The third group, known as the Nasdaq Composite, fell 1.23% to 13,407.23.
Asia Market News
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In Japan (Nikkei 225): The big money club, known as the Nikkei 225, fell 2.03% to 31,634.50. People deciding where to put their money were being careful because they were waiting for very important information on prices, which was going to come out later this week. If prices continue to rise, the people in charge of the money could decide to change their plans.
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In Australia (S&P/ASX 200): The money club there, known as the S&P/ASX 200, fell 0.23% to finish at 7,026.50. Nine of eleven groups that make things lost some money, but the group that makes computers and other technological things lost the most, with a drop of 2.8%.
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In China (Shanghai Composite) and (Shenzhen CSI 300): In China, where many things are made, the market that tests company performance, known as Shanghai Composite, fell 0.46% and closed at 3,073.81. Another group of companies, called Shenzhen CSI 300, fell 1% to 3,626.60.
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In Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index): In Hong Kong, another big place for money, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.88% to end at 17,602.50.
How Europe started its day (at 06:00 am ET)
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The large group of European companies, known as the STOXX 600, fell just a little, 0.01%.
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In Germany, where many machines and cars are manufactured, the DAX fell by 0.05%.
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In France, where many good things to eat and drink are made, the CAC rose 0.04%.
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In the UK, where they have a large group of companies called the FTSE 100, things are up 0.41%.
News about important things
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The oil that powers cars rose just a little, 0.08%, to $86.42 per barrel of oil. Another type of oil, called Brent, fell 0.09% to reach $90.81 per barrel.
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Natural gas that heats and cooks food fell 2.87%, to $3,146.
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The shiny gold that many people like fell 0.70% to $1,927.85. Another shiny object, called silver, fell 0.80% to $22.712, while copper, another shiny object, rose 0.48% to $3.5977.
What people think will happen in the US (at 6:00 am ET)
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Money and business guessers think the large Dow Jones group of companies will rise 0.31%. The second group, the S&P 500, will rise 0.17%, and the third group, called the Nasdaq 100, will fall just a little, 0.01%.
Money news from elsewhere (at 06:00 am ET)
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The currency that people use in the US, called the US dollar, fell a little, 0.15%, to 106.49. Some of that money that people use in Japan, called the yen, fell just a little, 0.01%, to 149.56. In Australia, where they use a currency called the Australian dollar, it fell 0.30% to 1.5819.
Also read: US banks report strong earnings: JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup