U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 0.4% on Thursday.
The Dow traded down 0.20% to 49,392.89 while the NASDAQ fell 0.38% to 24,562.83. The S&P 500 likewise fell, dropping, 0.11% to 7,130.12.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Utilities shares leapt by 2.1% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, infotech stocks fell by 0.9%.
Leading Heading
U.S. preliminary out of work claims climbed up by 6,000 to 214,000 in the week ending April 18, compared to market price quotes of 212,000.
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Products
In product news, oil traded up 1.4% to $94.22 while gold traded down 0.2% at $4,741.90.
Silver traded down 2.7% to $75.89 on Thursday, while copper fell 1.2% to $6.0565.
Euro zone
European shares were primarily lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 decreased 0.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.8%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4%, Germany’s DAX slipped 0.2% and France’s CAC 40 got 0.6% throughout the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed lower on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 0.75%, China’s Shanghai Composite decreasing 0.32%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dipping 0.95% and India’s BSE Sensex dropping 1.09%.
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