(News Bulletin 247) – After the long Easter weekend (with a closure for Good Friday), the New York Stock Exchange started the week on a mixed note: the Dow Jones rose 0.3% to 33,586 points , but the Nasdaq Composite ended just below its balance, at 12,084 points.
The US markets were able to take into account on Monday the monthly report on employment in the United States, published last Friday, a report which however did not reveal any major surprises compared to what was expected on average.
Non-farm payrolls rose by 236,000 jobs in March, a number roughly in line with economists’ expectations, while the unemployment rate fell 0.1 point to 3.5%, where the consensus in expected stability.
The report also showed a slowdown in the rise in the average hourly wage to +4.2% on an annual basis, a rather reassuring signal as the consumer price index for the past month is due to appear on Tuesday. .
The week that has begun will also see the publication of producer and import prices, retail sales and industrial production, as well as the start of the quarterly season with the bank JP Morgan Chase.
In the meantime, in the news of values, Micron flew 8% on Monday, while its South Korean competitor Samsung had indicated that it was now planning to significantly reduce its production of DRAM and NAND Flash memories.
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