day trading 23/06 pre market national let it go day

Dow Jones   21397 minus 13
S&P 500    2434  minus 1.11
DAX 12974  plus 19
FTSE 7439 minus 8.5
OIL    42.75 plus 0.21
GOLD   1249.8 plus 6.4
AUD    0.7542
SPI Futures   plus 6



https://www.thestreet.com/story/141...t-save-s-amp-p-500-from-another-down-day.html

A solid rally in healthcare stocks couldn't save the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average from their third day of losses.

The two benchmark indexes fell into the red in the final moments of Thursday, June 22. The S&P 500 fell 0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.06%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.04%. The S&P 500 and Dow had logged losses over Tuesday, June 20, and Wednesday, June 21.

Healthcare stocks were higher following the release of the Senate Republicans' healthcare plan. The Senate bill suggests deep cuts to Medicaid and allows states the option to drop benefits coverage, including maternity care and mental health care. The Senate GOP wants to have a vote on the bill before the July 4 recess.

Details of the plan have been worked out in secret with no public hearings nor amendments from across the aisle. The Congressional Budget Office is expected to release its notes on the bill next week. The CBO found that the House Republicans' bill would have left 24 million more people uninsured.

Healthcare stocks were the best performers on Thursday. Celgene Corp. (CELG) , Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) and Biogen Inc. (BIIB) were all higher, while the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) increased 1.1%.

The healthcare sector made large gains on Wednesday on high hopes for eased regulations in the industry. The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order to ease regulatory burdens on drugmakers to drive down drug prices, according to The New York Times. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index ETF (IBB) increased 4% on Wednesday, and was up 1.3% on Thursday.

Crude recovered after a two-day selloff sent prices to their lowest level in 10 months. Crude oil prices moved into a bear market, after having fallen more than 20% from a late February high. Oil had been lower on worries over global oversupply and ballooning production.

On Thursday, West Texas Intermediate for August delivery rose 0.5% to $42.74 a barrel.

"Market attention remains focused on rising production from the U.S., Libya, and Nigeria with [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries] and non-OPEC representatives meeting to review compliance seemingly at a loss for any fresh measures," Tim Evans, energy futures specialist at Citi, wrote in a note.

The number of new claims for unemployment benefits rose in the past week, though remained near multi-year lows. U.S. weekly jobless claims climbed by 3,000 to 241,000 in the past week. The less-volatile, four-week average increased by 1,500 to 244,750.

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