Wall Street to open lower; bank earnings in focus

Reuters 

By Yashaswini Swamynathan

- U.S. looked set to open lower on Thursday, following President Donald Trump's remarks on the and interest rates, while investors assessed earnings.

Shares of JPMorgan and Citigroup rose about 0.4 percent premarket after the two banks reported quarterly profits that beat analysts' expectations.

However, Wells Fargo slipped 1.2 percent at $52.49 after reporting a slight drop in quarterly profit.

The results come after a frenetic rally in shares that started in November on bets that President Donald Trump would rein in banking regulations and introduce other business friendly policies.

"Investors will (be) faced with another day of market uncertainties as earnings, geopolitical worries and Trump's comments on the greenback are being reflected in the volatility index that is flashing trouble ahead," Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial, wrote in a note.

The dollar, already suffering from a risk-off mood in the market amid geopolitical tensions, hit its lowest level this month after Trump told the Journal on Wednesday that the currency "was getting too strong" and that he would like to see stay low.

Gold, which has become the preferred asset this week as investors sought safe havens, was up 0.11 percent and continues to trade at its highest level since November.

Dow e-minis were down 31 points, or 0.15 percent at 8:30 a.m. ET, with 32,649 contracts changing hands.

S&P 500 e-minis were down 5.5 points, or 0.23 percent, with 226,755 contracts traded.

Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 9.75 points, or 0.18 percent, on volume of 36,779 contracts.

of America and Goldman Sachs are due to report results next week.

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics jumped nearly 23 percent to $50.15 after the company said it expected first-quarter earnings to exceed its forecast.

Trading volumes could be lower than usual on Thursday ahead of the Good Friday holiday.

(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Wall Street to open lower; bank earnings in focus

REUTERS - U.S. stocks looked set to open lower on Thursday, following President Donald Trump's remarks on the U.S. dollar and interest rates, while investors assessed bank earnings.

By Yashaswini Swamynathan

- U.S. looked set to open lower on Thursday, following President Donald Trump's remarks on the and interest rates, while investors assessed earnings.

Shares of JPMorgan and Citigroup rose about 0.4 percent premarket after the two banks reported quarterly profits that beat analysts' expectations.

However, Wells Fargo slipped 1.2 percent at $52.49 after reporting a slight drop in quarterly profit.

The results come after a frenetic rally in shares that started in November on bets that President Donald Trump would rein in banking regulations and introduce other business friendly policies.

"Investors will (be) faced with another day of market uncertainties as earnings, geopolitical worries and Trump's comments on the greenback are being reflected in the volatility index that is flashing trouble ahead," Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial, wrote in a note.

The dollar, already suffering from a risk-off mood in the market amid geopolitical tensions, hit its lowest level this month after Trump told the Journal on Wednesday that the currency "was getting too strong" and that he would like to see stay low.

Gold, which has become the preferred asset this week as investors sought safe havens, was up 0.11 percent and continues to trade at its highest level since November.

Dow e-minis were down 31 points, or 0.15 percent at 8:30 a.m. ET, with 32,649 contracts changing hands.

S&P 500 e-minis were down 5.5 points, or 0.23 percent, with 226,755 contracts traded.

Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 9.75 points, or 0.18 percent, on volume of 36,779 contracts.

of America and Goldman Sachs are due to report results next week.

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics jumped nearly 23 percent to $50.15 after the company said it expected first-quarter earnings to exceed its forecast.

Trading volumes could be lower than usual on Thursday ahead of the Good Friday holiday.

(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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