U.S. indexes struggle to gain traction in early trade
Dow edges up, S&P 500 edges down, Nasdaq off ~0.6%
Financials lead S&P 500 sector gainers; Comm Svcs weakest group
Euro STOXX 600 index up ~0.2%
Dollar off; gold, crude dip; bitcoin off >2%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~3.81%
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U.S. INDEXES STRUGGLE TO GAIN TRACTION IN EARLY TRADE
Wall Street's main indexes are mixed in choppy trading early on Wednesday after data showed inflation was moderating as expected, cementing wagers that the U.S. Federal Reserve was on track to start its policy easing cycle next month.
In a note, Ryan Sweet, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, said the headline and core CPI increased in line with his forecasts, but he says the details were "a little disappointing as shelter inflation perked up, remaining a thorn in the Federal Reserve’s side."
According to Sweet, the acceleration in shelter month-over-month was broad-based, including for tenant rents, owners’ equivalent rent, and lodging away from home.
He adds that rents tend to be sticky, but with the disinflation elsewhere, "the Fed has the greenlight to cut interest rates by 25bps at its September meeting."
The U.S. 10-year yield US10YT=RR is now around 3.81% from a 3.85% finish on Tuesday. It's also on track to fall for a fourth day in a row.
A majority of S&P 500 sectors are higher with financials .SPSY posting the biggest rise, up ~0.6%. Big banks .SPXBK are in positive territory, though regional banks .KRX are down.
Communication services .SPLRCL, off more than 1%, is taking the biggest hit among S&P 500 groups. This will Alphabet GOOGL.O trading off more than 3% after a report that says the U.S. is considering breaking up Google over antitrust violations.
Under the surface, chips .SOX and gold stocks .HUI are also among weaker groups.
Here is a snapshot of where markets stood around 1015 ET (1415 GMT):
(Terence Gabriel)
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FOR WEDNESDAY'S EARLIER LIVE MARKETS POSTS:
U.S. STOCK FUTURES LITTLE CHANGED AFTER MOSTLY IN-LINE CPI - CLICK HERE
HOW YOU COULD JUSTIFY AUGUST'S STOCKS SELL OFF - CLICK HERE
BETTER-THAN EXPECTED UK INFLATION NOT ENOUGH FOR SEPTEMBER CUT - CLICK HERE
AND HAPPY AS THE SCREENS WERE GREEN - CLICK HERE
COOLER-THAN-EXPECTED BRITISH INFLATION DATA BOOSTS THE MOOD - CLICK HERE
MORNING BID: WELCOME TO THE CUTTING CLUB KIWIS - CLICK HERE
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(Terence Gabriel is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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