Sino-Singapore Jingwei client July 16-US stocks fluctuated widely on Wednesday, the three major stock indexes closed higher, and the Dow rose for the fourth consecutive trading day.
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At 16:00 U.S. time on July 15th (04:00 July 16th, Beijing time), the S&P 500 index closed up 29.04 points, up 0.91%, to 3226.56 points; the Dow closed up 227.51 points, up 0.85%, At 26870.10 points; the Nasdaq closed up 61.91 points, an increase of 0.59%, to 10550.49 points.
Large technology stocks were mixed, with Apple up 0.69%, Amazon down 2.44%, Netflix down 0.31%, Google down 0.26%, Facebook up 0.23%, and Microsoft down 0.15%.
Energy stocks rose collectively, Exxon Mobil rose 1.27%, Chevron rose 0.68%, ConocoPhillips rose 0.77%, Schlumberger rose 2.77%, and Western Petroleum rose 3.06%.
Aviation stocks rose collectively, with Boeing up 4.42%, American Airlines up 16.16%, Delta Air Lines up 9.61%, Southwest Airlines up 7.55%, and United Airlines up 14.59%.
Popular Chinese stocks were mixed, Alibaba rose 0.25%, JD.com rose 0.68%, and Baidu fell 0.35%; the financial sector rose 93.3%, Tiandihui rose 28.15%, Leju rose 25.38%, and ChinaNet rose 16.81%; Mavericks fell 10.66%, Weibo fell 1.05%, Pinduoduo fell 2.32%, and Weilai Automobile fell 4.12%.
In terms of data, the US Energy Information Administration data showed that US crude oil imports fell by 1.8 million barrels/day last week, the largest weekly decline since 2016.
According to data released by the Federal Reserve, industrial production in the United States increased by 5.4% in June, which is the second consecutive month of growth under the epidemic, but the overall production level is still much lower than before the epidemic, compared with the total industrial production before the outbreak of the United States in February this year. The value is still 10.9% lower. Specifically, factory output increased by 7.2% in June, which was higher than economists expected. The output of public utilities increased by 4.2%, while the output of the mining industry decreased by 2.9%, which was also the fifth consecutive month of decline.
In terms of news, European Commission President Von Delaine said on the 15th that the EU seeks to reach an "Ambitious" free trade agreement with India, although the two parties are still far away from the goal. According to a joint statement issued by the EU and India after the summit, the leaders of Europe and India agreed to further develop trade and investment relations, support the sustainable development of both economies and protect employment, and the two sides also announced a five-year roadmap for deepening relations . In addition, both parties pledged to strengthen cooperation in the fight against the new epidemic of pneumonia.
For European stocks: The three major European stock indexes rose across the board on the 15th. The average price index of 100 stocks in the Financial Times of the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom closed at 6292.65 points, up 112.90 points, or 1.83%. The French Paris stock market CAC40 index closed at 5108.98 points, up 101.52 points, or 2.03%; the German Frankfurt stock market DAX index closed at 12930.98 points, up 233.62 points, or 1.84%.
In terms of international oil prices: New York oil prices rose on the 15th. New York light crude oil futures delivered in August rose 91 cents to close at $41.20 per barrel.
Gold: The most active August gold futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange gold futures market on the 15th increased by $0.4 from the previous trading day to close at $1813.8 per ounce, an increase of 0.02%. (Sino-Singapore Jingwei APP)