Live Markets: U.S. stocks flat after data, ahead of megacap earnings

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29/10/2024 14:38

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      Main U.S. indexes slightly green; Nasdaq up ~0.3%
    

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      Comm Svcs leads S&P sector gainers; Utilities weakest
group
    

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      Euro STOXX 600 index down ~0.3%
    

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      Dollar, gold, crude edge up; bitcoin up >3%
    

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      U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.31%
    

  
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    U.S. STOCKS FLAT AFTER DATA, AHEAD OF MEGACAP EARNINGS
    Major U.S. indexes are holding around the unchanged mark in
the early stages of trading on Tuesday as investors got their
first look at a string of labor market data this week and
corporate earnings season ramped up. 
    U.S. job openings fell to 7.443 million in September,
according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or
JOLTS report, the Labor Department said. Down from the revised
7.861 million in the prior month, which was revised down from
8.04 million. 
    The data is the first in a run of labor market data,
highlighted by the government payrolls report on Friday. 
    Investors are also digesting a raft of corporate earnings,
with homebuilder D.R. Horton  DHI.N  tumbling more than 12% as
the biggest drag on the S&P 500  .SPX  after reporting quarterly
results and issuing a disappointing outlook. 
    On the plus side, F5 Networks  FFIV.O  is surging more than
11% after it reported earnings and gave an upbeat forecast. 
    Earnings will continue to flood in after the closing bell,
with Google parent Alphabet  GOOGL.O  set to report results, the
first in a string of earnings from megacap companies this week. 
    Below is your market snapshot: 
    
    
    (Chuck Mikolajczak)
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