Wall Street declines despite consumer expectations on Black Friday

Wall Street closed Monday with slight losses (DOW: -0.16% to 35,333.47 points; S&P 500: -0.20% to 4,550.4 points; NASDAQ: -0.07% to 14,241 points) after closing the Thanksgiving week with an average gain of 1%.

The main focus of the day was on the upbeat outlook for consumption over the Black Friday weekend and Cyber ​​Monday weekend, which companies like Amazon and Shopify (+4.89%) benefited from. Consumption contributes about 70% of the United States’ gross domestic product.

The Nasdaq 100 surpassed its yearly highs in July, driven by the Big 7 (Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta).

The real estate sector also ended up being a winner, on the day it was revealed that new home sales in the US fell more than expected in October.

US indices are on track to end an excellent November, analysts say, citing Bolsamania.

Investors are counting on the possibility that interest rates will stop rising in December and are focusing on the upcoming inflation data that will be released on Thursday.

The price of US crude oil on the Nymex exchange decreased by 0.65%, reaching $75.05 per barrel.

Brent crude fell 0.66% to $80.05, awaiting OPEC+’s decision regarding its production, after its meeting this week was postponed due to disagreements among its members regarding the distribution of quotas. The organization will meet virtually next Thursday, November 30.