The day after new highs, the New York Stock Exchange was heading towards a mostly slightly lower opening on Wednesday, while the news is dominated by new skirmishes in the Middle East.
Around 12:50 p.m., the futures contract on the Dow Jones index fell by 0.4%, to 51,206 points, while that on the S&P 500 lost 0.1%, to 7,614 points. For its part, the contract on the Nasdaq 100, rich in technological stocks, gained 0.1%, to 30,753 points.
During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, Iran fired ballistic missiles at American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait and drones also hit the main airport of the latter country. For their part, the United States attacked a military checkpoint and fired on an empty tanker which, according to them, was trying to force their blockade.
In the end, the American-Iranian conflict enters a paradoxical phase: everyone negotiates a peace agreement, but no one signs, observe the AuCoffre experts.
In this context, pressure is intensifying on the oil market. At midday on Wednesday, the July WTI contract gained 2.8%, to $96.40 per barrel.
In terms of indicators, operators will be particularly attentive on Wednesday to the ADP report on employment for May and to the ISM for services for the same month.
On the foreign exchange market, the DXY index, which measures the value of the greenback against a basket of currencies, gained 0.1%, to 99.34 points.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
-2:15 p.m.: ADP report on employment in May
-4:00 p.m.: orders to April factories
-4:00 pm: May Services ISM Index
-4:30 pm: weekly oil stocks
-20h00: Livre Beige de la Réserve fédérale (Fed)
-After closing: Broadcom quarterly results
Agefi-Dow Jones The financial newswire
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