New York (AFP)

Wall Street closed in a disorganized fashion on Thursday, as indecisive as it has been since the beginning of the week as to where Donald Trump and Xi Jinping should go before the Dow Jones have been hit by a fall in the Boeing title.

According to final results at closing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index lost 0.04% to 26,526.58 points.

The aircraft manufacturer was manhandled by a series of bad news about his flagship 737 MAX aircraft, whose return to the sky after two accidents that had made 346 dead should take much longer than expected. His title fell 2.91%.

Although Boeing's troubles have been going on for months, "it seems like they will not have a long-term impact on the company," said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investment.

The high-tech Nasdaq index advanced 0.73% to 7,967.76 points.

The broad S & P 500 index rose 0.38% to 2,924.92 points.

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In addition to the Boeing case, "all eyes are on the meeting on Saturday between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping and its potential outcome," commented Adam Sarhan.

"The market does not need a formal agreement on all the issues between the two countries, but evidence of a breakthrough in the talks may be enough to boost the indices," added the specialist.

While waiting for news on this front, the indices evolve close to balance since Monday.

The two heads of state arrived Thursday in Osaka for an international summit of the G20 Friday and Saturday.

Among the indicators of the day, the US economy confirmed its growth at a brisk pace in the first quarter, advancing by 3.1% year-on-year, but the consumption of the Americans was less dynamic than previously estimated, according to the Department of Commerce data Thursday.

Growth qualified as "robust" by the members of Oxford Economics, but the figure had little impact on the markets because it was consistent with a previous estimate.

The US 10-year bond market borrowing rate was 2.012% at around 20:25 GMT, compared to 2.037% on Monday at the close.

Among the other values ​​of the day, the US car manufacturer Ford announced Thursday that its European restructuring plan would result in the total suppression of 12,000 jobs and the closure of six plants by the end of 2020. Its title has taken 2.93%.

Pharmaceutical distribution group Walgreen Boots Alliance gained 4.09% after quarterly results exceeded expectations, including prescription drugs.

Uber closed Thursday for the first time above its introductory price of 45 dollars, to 45.13 dollars (+ 6.19%). Press reports have reported plans for the expansion of the US giant in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.

Twitter, which decided on Thursday to harden the tone of the publications of politicians who break its rules, when they incite for example the violence, by implementing measures that could also apply to the American president Donald Trump, fell back 1.33%.

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