ETNET NEWS AGENCY reported on the 2nd: US stocks fluctuated yesterday as investors digested the impact of the latest US economic data and the sharp decline in the bond market, with the three major indices closing slightly higher. The Dow Jones rose 20.51 points or 0.04%, closing at 50926.56 points; the S&P 500 rose 14.91 points or 0.19%, closing at 7666.45 points; the Nasdaq rose 10.53 points or 0.04%, closing at 26871.6 points. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index closed at 23972, down 640 points or 2.6%, with turnover of HK$145.8 billion.
Regarding important economic events around the world, at 10:00 pm Hong Kong time tonight, Dallas Fed President Logan will deliver welcoming remarks at the Fifth Conference on the Macroeconomic Impacts of Immigration.
On the data front, at 5:00 pm today, the Eurozone will release September's Consumer Price Index, with the month-on-month increase expected to widen from 0.4% to 0.5%, and the year-on-year increase expected to expand from 3.2% to 3.7%. At 8:30 pm tonight, the US will release the September unemployment rate, expected to remain at 4.1%. At 10:00 pm, the US will release August durable goods orders, expected to remain unchanged; August factory orders are expected to decline from 0.9% to 0.2%. (wa)
Regarding important economic events around the world, at 10:00 pm Hong Kong time tonight, Dallas Fed President Logan will deliver welcoming remarks at the Fifth Conference on the Macroeconomic Impacts of Immigration.
On the data front, at 5:00 pm today, the Eurozone will release September's Consumer Price Index, with the month-on-month increase expected to widen from 0.4% to 0.5%, and the year-on-year increase expected to expand from 3.2% to 3.7%. At 8:30 pm tonight, the US will release the September unemployment rate, expected to remain at 4.1%. At 10:00 pm, the US will release August durable goods orders, expected to remain unchanged; August factory orders are expected to decline from 0.9% to 0.2%. (wa)
