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The shares were mostly closed Monday at the New York Stock Exchange after a drop in oil prices that put pressure on the energy sector and offset the rise in the financial sector after the profits of Bank of America reinforced the expectations of a strong season of results.
According to the latest available data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 44.95 points, or a 0.18% to 25,064.36 units.
On the other hand, the S & P 500 index decreased by 4.25 points, or 0.15%, to 2,797.06 units and the Index The Nasdaq Composite lost 20.26 points, or 0.26% to 7,805.72 units
"The drop in oil prices has sharply depressed energy sector values" said Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital, after the price of oil quoted in New York fell by US $ 2.95 in the session
The two main American oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron lost respectively 0, 98% and 0.85% and the values of the energy sector grouped in the S & P 500 fell On average, investors expect the publication this week of a avalanche of corporate results, including those of Goldman Sachs American Express IBM Microsoft and General Electric
In the opinion of several market players, the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Finland had no impact on the indices.
] In the debt market, the 10-year US Treasury yield rose to 2851% from 2827% on Friday at the close and that of 30-year bonds to 2.958% from 2.932%. at the end of the year. previous closing.
Source: Reuters / AFP
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