Morgans AM: Wednesday 18 December 2024

US equity markets retreated ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision and updated economic projections tomorrow morning AEST (19 December) - Dow fell -268-points or -0.61%, the 30-stock index’s ninth consecutive session decline and longest stretch of daily losses since 1978. Unitedhealth Group Inc (down -2.6%) was the worst performing Dow component for a second session running, while Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-1.99%) and Salesforce Inc (-1.75%) both fell over >1.5%. Nvidia Corp fell -1.22% to US$130.39 to push further into official correction territory (down -12.42% from their closing high of US$148.88 last month).