US Equity Indexes Mixed After Weak Retail Sales Data
The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.2% to 17,716.3, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 5,655.5 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6% to 41,739.8. Energy and real estate were the top gainers intraday, while consumer discretionary was the steepest decliner.
In economic news, US retail sales rose 0.2% in February, lower than the 0.6% increase expected in a survey compiled by
In company news,
The US 10-year Treasury yield fell 4.4 basis points to 4.26%, and two-year rate was unchanged at 4.02%.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.3% to 103.37.
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.7% to
Gold was up 0.2% to
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