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Stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report, as tech shares failed to keep the momentum seen earlier in the week.
The Dow Jones Industrial index retreated 234.44 points Thursday to 43,914.12. It was the 30-stock index’s sixth straight losing day.
The S&P 500 index dipped 32.94 points to 6,051.25
The tech-heavy NASDAQ let go of 132.05 points to 19,902.84.
Tech names were among the notable decliners, with Nvidia losing more than 1%. Software giant Adobe declined more than 13% following the company’s weaker-than-expected 2025 outlook. Meta Platforms, Alphabet and Amazon ended the session lower as well.
The producer price index, which tracks wholesale prices, increased 0.4% last month. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a 0.2% increase on a monthly basis.
This follows November’s consumer price index report, which came in line with economists’ estimates and has prompted investors to anticipate another rate cut from the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week.
Fed funds futures trading data reflects a 98% likelihood that central bank policymakers will lower rates next week.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury shrank, raising yields to 4.33% from Wednesday’s 4.27%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite
directions.
Oil prices descended 17 cents to $70.12 U.S. a barrel.
Prices for gold settled $52.60 an ounce to $2,704.10 U.S.
