VWO - Most Asia Markets Close Up Europe And Gold Trade Higher While Crude Oil Dips To Near $70 - Global Markets Today While US Was Sleeping | Benzinga
On Tuesday, December 5th, the U.S. stock markets closed mixed, influenced by new employment data that fueled expectations of a near-term U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut.
Economic data showed a decrease in job openings to 8.733 million in October, below expectations of 9.3 million, while the ISM services PMI increased to 52.7 in November, surpassing estimates.
Among the 11 S&P 500 sector indices, eight experienced declines, with the energy sector closely followed by a decrease in the materials sector.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.22% to 36,124.56, the S&P 500 declined 0.06% to 4,567.18, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.31%, ending the ...