Dow futures tank 500 pts ahead of Fed meet as US stock indices, FAANGM turn negative month-to-date

Together with Dow futures, NASDAQ and S&P 500 futures had been additionally down with losses.
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Dow Jones futures had been buying and selling 500 factors decrease on Monday hinting at a turbulent begin for US inventory markets later right now. US inventory futures tanked after Dow Jones Industrial, S&P 500, and the NASDAQ ended deep in purple on Friday, marking the third consecutive week of losses and turning unfavourable month-to-date. Together with Dow futures, NASDAQ and S&P 500 futures had been additionally down with losses forward of US Federal Reserve’s September assembly scheduled to finish on Wednesday this week. Traders will likely be keenly watching US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s tackle later within the week.

Indices flip unfavourable for the month

Dow Jones began the month of September at 35,360, simply shy of its all-time excessive of 35,631 achieved on August 16 this yr. Nonetheless, on Friday’s closing the index was at 34,584, down 2.06% since September 1 and a pair of.9% from the all-time excessive.

S&P 500 was at 4,524 on September 1 and reached an all-time excessive of 4,545 on the very subsequent day. On closing bell final week, the index has dropped 2.01% from the beginning of the month and a pair of.48% from the all-time excessive to settle at 4,432.

The technology-heavy NASDAQ index was at 15,309 initially of the month, earlier than reaching an all-time excessive of 15,403 on September 7. Finally, the index moved decrease by the top of final week to shut at 15,043 factors. NASDAQ Composite has slipped 1.73% from the beginning of the month and a pair of.33% from its all-time highs.

FAANGM shares bleed

Together with the most important US inventory indices, massive know-how firm shares have additionally come beneath stress. All FAANGM shares, besides one, have plummeted. Fb’s share value has taken a beating falling 4.5% from its September 1 ranges to finish the earlier session at $364.72 per share. Additional, Apple share value has additionally dropped 4.23% up to now this month to now commerce at $146 per share.

Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has fared higher than its counterparts up to now this month, down simply 0.47%. Amazon’s share value has risen strongly for the reason that finish of final month. Netflix is the one FAANGM inventory to have given optimistic outcomes up to now this month. Netflix share value has soared 1.25% up to now in September, now buying and selling at $589 per share.

Web behemoth Google has additionally not been spared by traders because the inventory tanked 3.04%, buying and selling at $2,816 per share. In the meantime Microsoft, regardless of the sturdy up-move through the earlier week continues to be down 0.65% for the month. 

US Federal Reserve assembly awaited

Jerome Powell and different Federal Reserve officers will meet this week and will presumably announce a tapering of its bond buying program. Jerome Powell has already mentioned that the tapering may begin this yr. Traders will likely be eyeing additional feedback from the FOMC on the identical, which can dictate inventory market motion.