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US Equity Markets End Lower Amid Rising Crude Oil Prices, US-Iran Uncertainty
US equity indexes ended lower Tuesday amid rising crude oil prices, Iran's uncertainty on the Strait of Hormuz reopening and a decline in tech stocks.* "America must end the war, pay Iran's frozen assets, the war must end throughout the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza," Reuters cited Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, as saying in a report from Tasnim.* The pace of US existing home sales fell by 1.7% to a 4.06 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in July from 4.13 million in June, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. This compares with a larger expected decrease to a 4.05 million rate in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.* Redbook US same-store sales jumped 8.3% from a year earlier in the week ended Aug. 8 after an 8.7% surge in the previous week.* September West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $1.32 to settle at $83.45 per barrel, while October Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen up $1.43 at $89.15.* Nvidia (NVDA) said it partnered with Apollo (APO), BlackRock (BLK), Blackstone (BX), Brookfield (BN), Goldman Sachs (GS) and KKR (KKR) to raise more than $500 billion in third-party capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure. KKR shares were up about 6.9%, the best performer on the S&P 500, followed by Apollo's 6.3% gain, the third-biggest gain on the index.* AppLovin's (APP) 30% long-term annual revenue growth target lacks sufficient evidence, with uncertainty rising around the sustainability of its self-learning growth, BofA Securities said Tuesday in a report. Shares were down roughly 6%, the worst performer on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.
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Update: US Equity Indexes Fall as Communication Services Sector Slides, Crude Oil Extends Gains
(Updates with index/price moves and geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes retreated Tuesday amid a slide in growth sectors, while crude oil extended gains as expectations of a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz declined.The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7% to 26,433.1, the S&P 500 declined 0.3% to 7,729.1, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.3% lower at 53,803.5 ahead of Tuesday's close. Communication services was the standout decliner, followed by consumer discretionary and technology. Energy led gainers.AppLovin's (APP) 30% long-term annual revenue growth target lacks sufficient evidence, with uncertainty rising around the sustainability of its self-learning growth, BofA Securities said Tuesday in a report. Shares dropped 5.3%, the worst performer on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.SK hynix (SKHY) plans to resume construction at its second NAND flash facility in Dalian, China, to boost local output by about 50%, Seoul Economic Daily reported, citing semiconductor industry sources. Its shares jumped 3.7%, the top performer among stocks with market capitalization of more than $200 billion each, according to data compiled by Finviz. The worst performers in this category were SpaceX (SPCX), down 4.3%, followed by Dell Technologies (DELL) and Oracle (ORCL).Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told China's ambassador that the Strait of Hormuz "will not be opened until the United States changes its behavior and accepts Iran's conditions," Al Jazeera, a Middle Eastern broadcaster said, citing Iran's Tasnim news agency."America must end the war, pay Iran's frozen assets, the war must end throughout the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza," Reuters cited Rezaee as saying in a report from Tasnim. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials amid mediation efforts to end the US-Israeli war on Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported.Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil climbed 1.3% to $83.22 per barrel, and global benchmark North Sea Brent advanced 1.3% to $88.87 per barrel, extending gains.
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Update: US Equity Indexes Edge Lower as Crude Oil Extends Gains in Midday Trading
(Updates with index/price moves and geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes slipped with government bond yields while crude oil extended gains as investors weighed geopolitical developments in the Middle East.The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5% to 26,476, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% to 7,738.5 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.1% lower at 53,907.9.US and Iran are "close to some sort of arrangement" over the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan's defense minister was cited as saying in a Bloomberg report. Majed al-Ansari, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said negotiations between Oman and Iran on the future of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have reached an advanced stage, Al Jazeera, a Middle Eastern broadcaster, reported.Meanwhile, a Saudi-owned commercial vessel was reportedly struck by a missile while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, shipping sources and Yemeni officials told marine intelligence group Marisks, according to CNN. An incident involving a container ship and an unknown military force in the Gulf of Oman has been reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations, CNN reported.The front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil contract climbed 1.2% to $83.11 per barrel, and global benchmark North Sea Brent advanced 1% to $88.62 per barrel, extending gains this week.US Treasury yields fell, with the 10-year yield down 1.4 basis points to 4.68% and the two-year lower by 1.5 basis points to 4.22%, giving up all intraday gains.Gold futures rose 0.4% to $4,438.60, while silver futures slipped 0.2% to $65.13.
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