By Anora Mahmudova and Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch
Qualcomm shares plunge after Apple lawsuit
U.S. stocks traded lower early Monday amid uncertainty over the
policies of President Donald Trump as well as a mixed batch of
corporate quarterly results.
A swath of S&P 500 components, 34, are scheduled to report
results this week, including a few Dow components. Of the 54
companies that have reported so far, 74% are beating earnings
estimates by a median of 5%, according to Fundstrat.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off by 62 points, or 0.3%,
at 19,764, with Boeing Co. (BA) and General Electric Co. (GE)
leading the losses, down more than 1%. Another Dow component
McDonald's Corp
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mcdonalds-expected-to-report-weak-sales-but-analysts-are-optimistic-long-term-2017-01-20).(MCD)
also weighed even after the fast-food giant reported earnings that
beat expectations.
The S&P 500 slipped 9 points, or 0.4%, to 2,262, with eight
of the main 11 sectors trading lower. Energy shares were hit
hardest as oil prices sank.
The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 22 points, or 0.4%, to
5,533, dragged lower by a selloff in biotechnology shares. The
iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was down 1.2%.
"It's still early stages of Trump's administration and so far
it's all sound bites and not real action. People should pay
attention to what he accomplishes in the first 100 days in office
and not so much to what he says," said Maris Ogg, president at
Tower Bridge Advisors.
On the earnings front, she said, "the fourth-quarter numbers are
coming in fine, but we are a little concerned about first-quarter
earnings as the rapid rise in the dollar would have impacted
companies, especially international companies."
Need to know:'Bond King' says look east if you're nervous about
the U.S. bull market under Trump
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nervous-about-the-us-bull-market-under-trump-the-bond-king-says-to-look-east-2017-01-23)
Meanwhile, Trump met with business leaders in Washington on
Monday morning, promising to cut regulations by 75% and renegotiate
trade deals. He has set up meetings with Canadian and Mexican
leaders, and will host U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday to
lay the grounds for a trade pact
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/with-focus-on-trade-trump-to-meet-canada-mexico-uk-leaders-2017-01-22).
The new president has said he would renegotiate the North American
Free Trade Agreement.
"Investors will not only be watching for continued signs of
improving sales and earnings, but also will closely analyze just
what management teams are saying about their outlook for their
businesses under the new administration," wrote Andrew Adams,
market strategist at Raymond James in emailed notes.
Opinion:10 popular stocks at risk from Trump's 'America first'
inauguration speech
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-popular-stocks-at-risk-from-trumps-america-first-inauguration-speech-2017-01-20)
Some fear the postelection rally for stocks may continue to
unwind if Trump doesn't start to get more specific about his fiscal
plans.
Investors will be watching closely the first official Trump
administration news briefing on Monday, following a weekend of
protests across the U.S. against his presidency. Trump is scheduled
to appear at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Read:All investment decisions must be re-evaluated as the Trump
era dawns
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-braces-for-sea-change-as-donald-trump-takes-charge-2017-01-21)
Stock movers:Halliburton Co.(HAL) shares dropped 3.4% as the
company beat profit expectations, but posted a sales miss
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/halliburton-beats-profit-expectations-but-sales-miss-2017-01-23).
Yahoo Inc
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yahoo-earnings-preview-nothing-really-matters-2017-01-20).(YHOO)
will report results after the close.The Securities and Exchange
Commission has opened a probe into whether Yahoo should have
reported its two big data breaches sooner to investors, The Wall
Street Journal reported
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sec-said-to-be-investigating-yahoo-over-massive-data-breaches-2017-01-22).
See:Jeff Reeves on 6 tech stocks that could move big on earnings
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/6-tech-stocks-that-could-move-big-on-earnings-2017-01-21)
Foxconn Technology Group(2354.TW) may build a display-panel
manufacturing facility in the U.S
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/foxconn-may-team-with-apple-to-build-7-billion-manufacturing-facility-in-us-2017-01-22).
as part of a joint venture with Apple Inc.(AAPL), worth up to
50,000 jobs, the company's chairman said Sunday.
Qualcomm Inc.(QCOM) shares plunged 11% after Apple Inc. filed a
lawsuit for $1 billion late Friday, alleging the company sought
"onerous" terms in a chip deal
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-sues-qualcomm-for-1-billion-2017-01-20).
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-sues-qualcomm-for-1-billion-2017-01-20)AMC
Entertainment Holding Inc. (AMC) announced Monday a deal to buy
Stockholm-based Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB for the equivalent
of $292 million in cash
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amc-entertainment-next-big-acquisition-is-swedens-nordic-chttp:/www.marketwatch.com/story/amc-entertainment-next-big-acquisition-is-swedens-nordic-cinema-for-929-million-2017-01-23inema-for-929-million-2017-01-23).
Other markets: European stocks drifted lower in early trade
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-pull-lower-after-trumps-speech-2017-01-23),
while in Asia, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.3% on yen strength. The
10-year Treasury yields
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/treasury-yields-tick-lower-as-investors-hope-for-more-policy-details-2017-01-23)moved
lower, falling 5 basis points to 2.41%. The dollar
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yen-rises-dollar-falls-as-trump-inauguration-speech-fails-to-impress-2017-01-23)
moved lower across the board, while dollar-priced gold , which can
benefits from weakness in the buck, extended its recent gains in
Monday trade.
Oil prices
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-steady-in-wake-of-saudi-comments-on-supply-2017-01-23)
fell after a short-lived boost from Saudi Arabia, whose oil
officials expressed confidence that a deal to cut production is
putting a dent on excess supply.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 23, 2017 11:12 ET (16:12 GMT)
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