The Dow Jones sank below 33,000 points, with a decline of 0.30% to 32,899.37 points, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.40%, to 12,144.66 points.
The New York Stock Exchange ended the week lower on Friday, nevertheless managing to limit its losses thanks to a technical rebound, even if investors remain gloomy.
The Dow Jones lost 0.30%, to end at 32,899.37 points, the Nasdaq index fell 1.40%, to 12,144.66 points, and the broader S&P 500 index conceded 0 .57%, at 4,123.34 points.
After experiencing its worst session since 2020 on Thursday, the New York market initially seemed set to relive a nightmare at the start of the session, the Nasdaq dropping up to 2.65%.
The index with a strong technological scent even briefly fell below 12,000 points for the first time in 16 months, posting a loss of more than 26% since its peak last November.
Peter Cardillo, of Spartan Capital, had warned that the indices were approaching, on the downside, important technical thresholds and were likely to find material for a rebound there. This is what happened in the middle of the morning.
“The mechanism worked and prevented prices from going lower,” explained Karl Haeling, of the LBBW bank. “But it might have been better if they had fallen 5% once more,” like the day before.
For the analyst, this technical rebound reduces the likelihood that investors will consider the current levels as a floor and start buying once more.
The monthly report on US employment, published before the stock market, did not help operators out of their gloom.
First seduced by the 428,000 job creations in April, better than expected, they then saw less encouraging elements.
The downward revision of 39,000 for the month of March thus tempered the April figure.
Moreover, economists have expressed concern regarding a slight decline in the labor force participation rate (ratio between people employed or looking for work and the population of working age), while the job market is already wrought up.
“There’s nothing in there that can steer the Fed one way or another,” concluded Chris Low of FHN Financial, however.
In the bond market, yields continued to rise, stimulated by the prospect that the main interest rate of the American central bank (Fed) will reach at least 3% by the end of the year, a scenario whose probability is 85% for operators.
The yield on 10-year US government bonds rose to 3.14%, not far from 3.26%, which is the highest level in its last 11 years.
“Ultimately, the question is whether it is possible for monetary policy to bring inflation back to an acceptable pace without causing a long-term recession,” argued Karl Haeling.
Listed, Under Armor was tackled by investors (-25.88% to 9.85 dollars) following results and forecasts deemed disappointing. The sports equipment manufacturer anticipates a drop in its margins as well as a loss of growth of around 3 percentage points due to supply problems.
The publication came jointly with that of the German Adidas, which also suffered from confinements in China and lowered its margin objectives for the year.
These poor figures dented the entire sportswear sector, from Nike (-3.49%) to Lululemon (-7.73%).
The DoorDash meal delivery platform was penalized (-1.42% to 72.11 dollars) despite a turnover higher than expected, investors dwelling on the continued deceleration of its growth, following vintages 2020 and 2021 boosted by the pandemic.
Difficult day also (-7.70% to 15.70 dollars) for the specialist in exercise bikes and connected treadmills Peloton, which would be looking for investors ready to take a minority stake of around 15 to 20 %, according to the Wall Street Journal, to bail out the coffers of the group, currently in difficulty.