by SignalFactory · December 3, 2019 | 07:36:33 UTC
S&P
500 posts biggest decline in nearly two months, Dow drops 250 points to kick
off December
Stocks
dropped Monday, the first trading day of December, as investors digested
disappointing manufacturing data along with the latest trade news after capping
a month that featured blistering gains.
Monday’s
losses on the first trading day of December came after a strong performance
last month. The major averages had their biggest monthly gains since June,
rallying to record highs. The S&P 500 climbed 3.4% last month while the Dow
advanced 3.7% and the Nasdaq rallied 4.5%.
Manufacturing
activity in the U.S. continued to contract last month, the Institute for Supply
Management said. The ISM Manufacturing PMI dipped to 48.1 in November. That’s
below an estimate of 49.4. Stocks hit their session lows after the data was
released.
The
sentiment was also dented after President Donald Trump said China still wants
to make a deal on trade, “but we’ll see what happens.” There is no clear
indication of when both countries will be able to sign an agreement, and last
week saw fresh tension between Washington and Beijing after Trump signed
legislation supporting protesters in Hong Kong. Trump said the bill signing
“doesn’t make it better.”
That
comment came after Chinese state media reported Sunday that Beijing wants
cancellation of tariffs for a phase one trade deal. Both sides need to reach a
deal before Dec. 15. If not, additional U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods could
take effect.
“There’s still this cloud over the market around what’s going to
happen on Dec. 15 with trade,” said Christian Fromhertz, CEO of The Tribeca
Trade Group. “This is going to have to come to a decision at some point or
another whether they’re going to roll back tariffs or delay those tariffs.”
Trump
also said on Monday he will restore tariffs on metal imports from Brazil and
Argentina. In a tweet, he said: “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over
a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers.
Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel &
Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries.”
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