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US stock market today: The three main Wall Street indices — the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite — saw mixed moves in a choppy session on Tuesday, reflecting the trend across their Asian and European peers. Equities globally took mixed signals with the news of First Citizens acquiring much of the failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) bringing a sigh of relief to investors, and concerns about higher-for-longer interest rates amid fears of at least a mild recession in the world's largest economy.
Over the past few weeks, banking shares have been rocked thanks to fears of contagion in the space following the sudden collapse of SVB and a last-minute bailout of the troubled Credit Suisse.
Investors, however, remain focused on the next set of vulnerable lenders across the banking system around the globe.
At 8:50 am India time, the three main US stock market indices saw mixed moves, with:
Earlier in the day, the S&P 500 fell as much as 17.5 points or 0.4 per cent to 3,960 and the Nasdaq Composite descended to as low as 11,657.6, shedding 75.5 points or 0.6 per cent from its previous close.
In the 30-scrip Dow Jones basket, 18-odd stocks held on to the green with Walgreens Boots, Boeing and Dow Inc being the top gainers, rising around 1-4 per cent each. On the other hand, American Express, Microsoft and Apple — declining around one per cent each — were the top laggards in the blue-chip pack.
| Stock | Price ($) | Change (%) |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) | 34.12 | 3.58% |
| Boeing (BA) | 205.62 | 2.52% |
| Dow Inc (Dow) | 52.715 | 1.38% |
| Chevron Corp (CVX) | 159.45 | 1.14% |
| 3M Co (MMM) | 102.28 | 0.78% |
| Caterpillar Inc (CAT) | 219.65 | 0.76% |
| McDonald’s Corp (MCD) | 275.595 | 0.64% |
| Stock | Price ($) | Change (%) |
| American Express (AXP) | 161.16 | -1.20% |
| Microsoft Corp (MSFT) | 273.56 | -1.02% |
| Apple (AAPL) | 156.87 | -0.89% |
| Merck & Co (MRK) | 106.353 | -0.54% |
| Nike (NKE) | 117.49 | -0.27% |
| Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 50.443 | -0.19% |
| Walt Disney (DIS) | 95.48 | -0.15% |
In the 500-scrip S&P index, McCormick, Carnival Corp and Bath & Body Works — strengthening 5-9 per cent each — rose the most among the 330-odd gainers.
| Stock | Price ($) | Change (%) |
| McCormick & Company (MKC) | 80.67 | 8.93% |
| Carnival Corp (CCL) | 9.31 | 5.92% |
| Bath & Body Works (BBWI) | 38.41 | 4.69% |
| Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) | 34.37 | 4.34% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) | 61.848 | 3.68% |
| Stock | Price ($) | Change (%) |
| Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) | 465.93 | 3.50% |
| First Republic Bank (FRC) | 13.375 | 3.22% |
| Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | 93.51 | 3.21% |
| CDW Corp (CDW) | 185.78 | 3.07% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) | 60.15 | 3% |
MSCI's All-Country World Index (ACWI) — which aims to capture major moves across global markets — held on to a gain of 0.2 per cent. Earlier in the day, the index provider's broadest gauge of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.7 per cent.
European markets began the day higher, with the pan-continental Stoxx 600 index last up 0.2 per cent after rising as much as 0.8 per cent in mid-day deals.
Back home, equity benchmarks Nifty and Sensex finished a choppy session with minor losses, as gains in financial shares were outweighed by losses in IT and auto stocks. The Nifty lost 34 points or 0.2 per cent of its value for the day to settle at 16,951.7 after broadly moving within the 16,900-17,100 band during the session.
The Sensex ended down 40.1 points or 0.1 per cent lower for the day at 57,613.7, having gyrated in a range of more than 450 points around the flatline in intraday trade. Catch highlights of the March 28 session in the Indian share market
Investors will look out for a slew of important cues during the course of the day, including:
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