U.S. stocks tick up ahead of the minutes
Main U.S. indexes edge green
Aug wholesale invt MM, wholesale sales MM < estimates
Euro STOXX 600 index up ~0.4%
Dollar up; gold, bitcoin decline; crude falls >2%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield ~flat at ~4.04%
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U.S. STOCKS TICK UP AHEAD OF THE MINUTES
Wall Street's main indexes are slightly higher early on Wednesday as investors await the minutes of the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting at 2 pm ET for more clues on the interest-rate path.
Trading has been choppy this week, with investors seeking new catalysts for a clearer market direction. Key inflation data on Thursday and the upcoming third-quarter corporate earnings season are now in focus.
A majority of S&P 500 .SPX sectors are higher with industrials .SPLRCI posting the biggest rise. Communication services .SPLRCL off about 1.5% is taking the biggest hit. This with Alphabet GOOGL.O down nearly 2% after the U.S. Department of Justice said it may ask a judge to force Google to divest parts of its business.
Of note, although early in the session, the industrials sector .SPLRCI, and the S&P 100 index .OEX are both on track to post record closing highs.
Here is an early market snapshot from shortly after 1000 ET:
(Terence Gabriel)
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FOR WEDNESDAY'S EARLIER LIVE MARKETS POSTS:
S&P 500 INDEX JUST SHY OF ITS RECORD HIGHS - CLICK HERE
BULLISH FACTORS BEHIND GOLD RALLY TO CONTINUE - UBS - CLICK HERE
U.S. ELECTION RISK RIPPLES THROUGH MEXICAN PESO OPTIONS - CLICK HERE
NO NEED TO PANIC AS TURBULENT EARNINGS SEASON LOOMS - CLICK HERE
STOXX INCHES UP, OFF 2-WEEK LOWS - CLICK HERE
EUROPEAN FUTURES POINT TO MUTED START - CLICK HERE
CHINA STOCKS GET A REALITY CHECK; EUROPE SHUDDERS - CLICK HERE
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(Terence Gabriel is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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