The unexpected increase in new applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. last week renewed fears about the state of the labor market and the recovery of U.S. economy. As a result, all three major indexes on Wall Street took down sharply in early session today. From the sale of shares suffered most manufacturers of durable goods, including Caterpillar, Boeing, Honeywell and Deere. Their share dropped by over 1% in morning trade. The index of 30 largest and often traded U.S. companies Dow Jones IA decreased by 0.7% to 10 338.19 points an hour after the start of the session. The broader S & P 500 lost 0.6 percent to 1 107.61 points and Nasdaq Exchange main index Nasdaq Composite fell by 0.7% to 2 291.05 points. All three stock closed yesterday Measure volatile session of the neutral zone after repeatedly changed its direction of movement. The series of U.S. economic data today showed that prices of consumer goods fell for the second consecutive month in May, and initial unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week. Meanwhile, it was clear that the growth of imports at the beginning of this year has increased and the negative balance on current account of the country to 109 billion dollars in the first quarter. Shortly thereafter came the data for the index of leading indicators, which predicts the development of the U.S. economy in the future. He rose for the 13th time in 14 months, adding 0.4 percent on a monthly basis in May after April remained unchanged.
The index is calculated by the business organization profit Conference Board. Its economists state that as of May its value is well above its last peak in December 2006, which implies a permanent recovery of the U.S. economy from the crisis. British oil company BP will again be at the center of attention today because its CEO Tony Howard will testify before the U.S. Congress in conjunction with its platform caused by oil spills Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. On Wednesday, BP said it would earmark $ 20 billion to repay the damage caused by ecological disaster and that will not pay a dividend to its shareholders this year. Shares of oil company rose 0.2 percent to U.S. $ 31.92 on the New York Petroleum Exchange in morning trading.