“Minutes” did not harm shares – Pulse of Business

US investors waited on Wednesday mainly on the publication “minutes” of the March FOMC meeting to find in them a clue as to the date of commencement of rate hikes by the Fed. It turned out that the “minutes” only showed that the FOMC opinions are divided. As a result, the stock market volatility increased, but the stock market sessions ended roughly where they were before the publication of “minutes”. The same has happened in the bond market. Weakened dollar, staniało gold. The price of oil went down hard when it turned out that the stocks of raw materials in the US increased much stronger than expected.

At the closing value of the index rose 7 of 10 major segments of the S & amp; P500. The strongest segment share prices rose discretionary consumer goods (0.9 per cent.) And healthcare (0.85 percent).. Least fared against segments of the market for telecommunications services (-0.74 per cent.) And energy (-1.0 per cent.). At the close of drożało 60 percent. companies in the S & amp; P 500, and the strongest rise Mylan courses (15 percent.) and Perrigo (18 percent.) of the pharmaceutical industry. First, the company announced that it intends to take a second for $ 29 billion in cash and stock. Of the 100 companies in the Nasdaq at the close drożało 75 percent.

Of the 30 blue chips of the Dow Jones average rose 18 hardest courses become more expensive Nike (1.1 per cent.), And Home Depot and Visa (after 1.0 per cent.). The largest decreases were recorded courses Merck (-0.5 per cent.) And oil giants Chevron (-1.7 per cent.), And Exxon Mobil (-2.0 per cent.).