Pre-Market Briefing on Sept 11: Stocks Fall for a Fourth Straight Day, Exxon Mobil (XOM) Bucks the Trend with a 0.61% Gain, Can Core Hold 2.5% After August CPI Due Tonight?
The last trading day was Thursday, September 10. All three indices fell for a fourth straight session: the Nasdaq Composite closed at 26,081.72, down 0.65%; the Dow Jones Industrial at 52,064.10, down 0.60%; the S&P 500 at 7,592.30, down 0.58%. The daily star was Exxon Mobil (XOM), up 0.61% at $165.23 — while the integrated oil and gas industry averaged −1.25% that same day, the energy sector −1.59%, and Chevron (CVX) fell 0.50%. The counterintuitive part: WTI crude rose 6.69% on that very day.