The trading on Wall Street ended yesterday with a mixed trend.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above the psychological level of 22,000 points, a level that kept it up until the end of trading, this is mainly due to Apple’s report of a 12% rise in net profit to $ 8.72 billion, and revenue rose 7.2% to $ 45.41 billion.
The company overtook its profit forecasts and reached the forecast range of revenues.
The company sold 41 million iPhones in the quarter, in line with expectations.
The ADP survey for the private sector published yesterday indicated an addition of 178,000 new jobs in July, lower than the analysts’ forecasts of 190,000 jobs.
The survey is a preview of the official employment report to be released on Friday, which is expected to indicate an addition of 180,000 new jobs last month, after adding 187,000 new jobs in June.
The unemployment rate is expected to fall from 4.4% in June to 4.3% in July.
In China, the services sector PMI fell to 51.5 points in July, below expectations
The oil prices are falling this morning.
The price of a barrel of WTI oil is down by 0.3% to $ 49.42, and the price of a barrel of Brent crude is down by 0.4% to $ 52.16.
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