US stocks retreat on weak Services Data $XAUUSD
- Published: 04 May 2012
- US stocks retreated overnight as growth in US Services was weaker. The ISM Non Manufacturing Index fell to a four month low of 53.5, falling well past the 55.3 median economist estimate
- Treasuries also rallied on comments from ECB President Mario Draghi stating that the economic outlook had worsened
- Media giant Viacom impressed the market with strong earnings that beat market estimates. The stock rallied 3.4% to close at $52.59 per share
- General Motors fell 2.4% after profit fell 61% from last year. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters fell 48% after the company announced that profit will not be as high as previously expected
- Leading the losses on the Dow was HPQ, BAC, CAT and AA which all fell 3.05%, 1.96%, 1.191% and 1.54% respectively
- DOW –0.47%, S&P500 –0.77%, NASDAQ -1.16%
- USD was up again most of its major peers including the AUD
- Gold was weaker touching USD1631.19, Oil fell another 2.5% overnight
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