Morgans AM: Tuesday, 17 December 2024

US equity mostly firmer top open a week punctuated by major global central bank meetings and inflation data - Dow fell -111-points or -0.25%, recording an eight straight session decline to book its longest stretch of daily losses since 2018. Unitedhealth Group Inc (down -4.22%), Verizon Communication Inc (-3.31%) and Chevron Corp (-2.93%) logged the sharpest falls in the 30-stock index overnight. Nvidia Corp lost -1.92% to US$131.46 and entered official correction territory (down over >10% from its 7 November all-time high of US$148.88). Honeywell International Inc (up +3.68%) was the leading Dow component overnight as the conglomerate issued an update on its portfolio review begun earlier this year, noting that it is considering spinning off its aerospace unit. Amazon.com Inc (+2.4%) and Boeing Co (+2.07%) both climbed over >25.