Update: US Equity Indexes Mixed Amid Rotation Out of Growth Sectors Following Weak Jobs Data
() -- (Updates with index/price moves from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes traded mixed as the economy added the fewest jobs since February, triggering a rotation out of high-growth sectors and into defensives. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3% to 25,705.9, and the S&P 500 declined 0.5% to 7,446.5 ahead of Thursday's close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average bucked the trend, remaining 0.6% higher at 52,638.7 after hitting a new all-time peak earlier in the session. Communication services, technology, and consumer discretionary were the steepest decliners. Healthcare, consumer staples, and utilities led the gainers. The June employment report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below the 113,000 jump expected in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. May payrolls were revised downward to a 129,000 gain, and April payrolls were revised down to a 148,000 expansion, for a net downward revision of 74,000 jobs. Most US Treasury yields fell, with the two-year down 2.7 basis points to 4.14%. In geopolitical news, the Doha discussions between the US and Iran produced "positive progress" on issues related to the memorandum that halted the war.
() -- (Updates with index/price moves from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes traded mixed as the economy added the fewest jobs since February, triggering a rotation out of high-growth sectors and into defensives.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3% to 25,705.9, and the S&P 500 declined 0.5% to 7,446.5 ahead of Thursday's close.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average bucked the trend, remaining 0.6% higher at 52,638.7 after hitting a new all-time peak earlier in the session.
Communication services, technology, and consumer discretionary were the steepest decliners.
Healthcare, consumer staples, and utilities led the gainers.
The June employment report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below the 113,000 jump expected in a Bloomberg-compiled survey.
May payrolls were revised downward to a 129,000 gain, and April payrolls were revised down to a 148,000 expansion, for a net downward revision of 74,000 jobs.
Most US Treasury yields fell, with the two-year down 2.7 basis points to 4.14%.
In geopolitical news, the Doha discussions between the US and Iran produced "positive progress" on issues related to the memorandum that halted the war.