U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling over 50 points on Wednesday.
Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.17% to 41,536.53 while the NASDAQ rose 0.14% to 17,653.56. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.01% to 5,634.39.
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General Mills, Inc. GIS reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Wednesday.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.7% to $70.70 while gold traded up 0.4% at $2,603.60.
Silver traded up 0.1% to $30.98 on Wednesday, while copper rose 0.6% to $4.2965.
Euro zone
Annual inflation rate in the Eurozone fell to 2.2% in August, recording the lowest level since July 2021, compared to 2.6% in the prior month. Construction output in the Eurozone fell by 2.2% year-over-year in July compared to a revised 1.3% decline in the previous month.
Annual inflation rate in the UK came in unchanged at 2.2% in August, in line with estimates, while producer prices increased 0.2% year-over-year in August.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.49%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.49% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.16%.
Japanese trade deficit shrank to JPY 695.30 billion in August from JPY 940.10 billion in the year-earlier month, and versus market expectations of a JPY 1,380 billion gap.
Economics
U.S. mortgage applications surged by 14.2% from the prior week in the week ending Sept. 13.
Housing starts in the U.S. climbed by 9.6% from the prior month to an annualized rate of 1.356 million units for August.
U.S. building permits gained by 4.9% to an adjusted annual rate of 1.475 million in August.
