At 10:40 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (17), the main stock indices of Wall Street They were operating in a negative field. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) It showed a moderate decrease of 0.73%, at 52,170.12 points. S&P 500 and the Nasdaq They recorded losses of 1.15% and 2.14%, to 7,447.17 points and 25,310.99 points, respectively.
In the market of TreasuriesMeanwhile, yields on two-year bonds fell from 4.158% to 4.128% per year. The yield on ten-year bonds dropped to 4.516% per year.
This morning, technology stocks remain prominent in the market, pressured by negative quarterly returns. Among the biggest losers, Nvidia (NVDA) and the Micron (MU) They recorded losses of 1.93% and 0.00%, respectively.
On the economic agenda, the Federal Reserve (Fed) It was announced this Friday (17) that US industrial production registered a 0.1% increase in June, the same growth recorded in May, but below the 0.2% expected by investors.
The capacity utilization rate stood at 76.1% in June, the same result as the previous month (revised from 76.2%), and 0.1 percentage point below market expectations.
In the energy market, fuel prices were driven by the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf. According to sources close to Tehran, the Iranian administration was pressuring the Houthi paramilitary group in Yemen to close the Red Sea route if Washington attacked Iranian energy infrastructure.
During the night, Iran announced that new attacks had been carried out on US facilities in the Middle East, including the first direct bombing in Syria. In turn, the US Central Command reported that it had struck military targets in Tehran.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.