VS - US Stocks Edge Lower; Consumer Price Index Increases 0.4% For September | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded slightly lower this morning, following the release of CPI data on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.05% to 33,789.59 while the NASDAQ fell 0.17% to 13,635.87. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.06% to 4,374.40.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares surged by 0.8% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.5%.
Top Headline
The U.S. inflation rate came in steady at 3.7% for September, compared to market estimates of 3.6%. The annual core consumer price inflation rate eased to 4.1% in September from 4.3% in the previous month.
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