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IntroductionBy Yasin Ebrahim-- The S&P 500 stumbled Monday, led by energy as reports that Beijing returned to ec ...
By Yasin Ebrahim
-- The fx110 official website homepageS&P 500 stumbled Monday, led by energy as reports that Beijing returned to economically-sapping Covid restrictions stoked renewed fears about slowing energy demand.
The fell 0.20%, the gained 0.11%, or 38 points, the fell 0.88%.
Energy stocks fell more than 1% as Covid-19 lockdowns returned to Beijing after the city reported its first coronavirus deaths in months, renewing worries about energy demand from the world’s top energy importer.
Sentiment on was also weighed down by a jump in the and reports the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, is weighing up a production boost of about 500,000 barrels per day at the cartel’s upcoming meeting on Dec. 4.
(NASDAQ:), Halliburton Company (NYSE:), and (NYSE:) were the biggest decliners.
As well as energy the ongoing pushback from Federal Reserve members against market expectations for a sooner rather than later pivot on monetary policy tightening continued to keep concerns about a Fed-induced recession front and center.
Over the weekend, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic backed further rate hikes, though said he would consider slowing the pace of hikes from the 75 basis points increases delivered in four consecutive Fed meetings.
About 85% of the traders expect the Fed to hike by 50 basis points in December, compared with the prior week estimate of about 80%, according to ’s
A deeper insight into the Fed’s thinking on monetary policy is expected in the coming days as the central bank releases Wednesday the minutes from its October meeting.
“FOMC minutes could signal that slower rate hikes [don’t] necessarily mean a lower peak,” Nomura said in a recent note.
China-exposed stocks including Tesla (NASDAQ:) fell 6%, while (NYSE:), MGM Resorts (NYSE:), and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:) led the slump in consumer stocks.
Walt (NYSE:), up 5%, bucked the broader-market malaise after reappointing Bob Iger as its chief executive to replace Bob Chapek.
In other news, DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:) tumbled more than 5% after the sports betting company said it was investigating reports of users' accounts being hacked.
The move reportedly materialized following internal complaints from senior leadership about Bob Chapek’s leadership and fourth-quarter earnings that fell well short of estimates, CNBC reported.
The broader-market stumble comes during a holiday shortened week, with trading volumes likely “to thin out as we approach Thursday,” Janney Montgomery Scott said. "[T]he S&P 500 still shows the early formation of a minor uptrend line off the October lows."
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