Wall Street closed mixed after an irregular session
Wall Street closed this Tuesday in the mixed ground. Dow Jones, its main indicator, declined by 0.09% after an irregular session focused on the economic recovery.
At the close of the NYSE session, the Dow Jones contracted by 30.42 points, to 34,599.82. At the same time, the selective S&P 500 increased by a slight 0.02% or 0.74 points, to 4,227.26.
The Nasdaq Composite Index, listing the main technology companies, rose by 0.31% or 43.19 points, to 13,924.91.
By sectors, gains were led by non-essential goods companies (0.96%) and the energy sector (0.88%). Technology companies remained almost unchanged.
Utilities (-0.91%) and essential goods (-0.85%) sectors experienced the most significant losses.
Available Jobs in the US totaled 9.3 million
The New York stock market generally wavered near the flat line.
The Labor Department disclosed Tuesday that available jobs rose to a record 9.3 million job openings in April. The figure is above expectations, while many companies are struggling to find workers.
In addition, after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed travel recommendations for more than a hundred countries, airline stocks rose.
Among the 30 Dow Jones stocks, the declines of Procter & Gamble (-1.16%) and Walgreens (-1.03%) stood out.
On the other hand, Chevron (0.91%), Honeywell (0.71%), and IBM (0.71%) settled with increases.
In the corporate space, Tesla shares slipped even after revealing it had delivered 33,463 Chinese-made vehicles in May. It has been a 29% jump from April.
Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines settled in the green on the back of an upgrade from analysts at Jefferies.
Besides, Boeing increased by 6.61% after Southwest Airlines agreed to expand its order for the firm’s smallest 737 Max model by almost three dozen planes amid a rebound in travel demand.
Moves from Reddit traders were in focus throughout the session. They turned their attention to Clover Health and Wendy’s, which increased by
85.82% and 25.85%, respectively.
