Wall Street indexes take a pause
Nasdaq edges green, S&P 500, Dow slip
Utilities lead S&P sector gainers; Industrials weakest group
Euro STOXX 600 index up ~0.2%
Dollar, gold ~flat; bitcoin up; crude adds >1%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield ~flat at ~4.19%
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WALL STREET INDEXES TAKE A PAUSE
Wall Street's major indexes are taking a breather early on Tuesday with the Nasdaq .IXIC barely higher and the S&P 500 .SPX and the Dow .DJI slightly red a day after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq boasted record closes as investors assessed commentary from Federal Reserve Officials and waited for economic data and the central bank's rate decisions, scheduled for Dec. 18.
Tuesday's release of U.S. Labor Department job openings and labor turnover showed 7.744 million openings in October ahead of consensus expectations for 7.475 million and September's 7.372 million.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, whose views are often a bellwether for U.S. monetary policy, said on Monday that with inflation still forecast to fall to 2% he is inclined "at present" to support another interest rate cut this month.
In somewhat of a reversal from Monday's trading the defensive utilities sector .SPLRCU is leading gains among the S&P 500's 11 major industry sectors. The biggest decliners are consumer staples .SPLRCS and industrials .SPLRCI.
Here is your morning snapshot from 1015 ET:
(Sinéad Carew)
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