Apple grew in the stock market after the launch of its Vision Pro equipment

The The New York Stock Exchange lost some ground on Monday. on profit-taking after a strong week ending Friday that sent the broader S&P 500 index to its highest level since August.

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He Dow Jones index lost 0.59% to 33,562.60 points this Mondaywhile the technological Nasdaq remained almost stable with a slight fall of 0.09% to 13,229.43 units, while the S&P 500 fell 0.20% to 4,273.75.

He activity index in the services sector in the United States disappointed and set the tone for the day on Monday. While the ISM index that measures activity in services was located at 50.3%, below expectations and also slightly below April (51.9%).

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“The services sector ends up showing signs of weakness (…), which could become more noticeable in the coming months”, considered Edward Moya, from Oanda.
On the other hand, industrial orders increased 0.4% in April over May, half what was expected and below the 0.6% in March.

Among the values ​​of the day, Apple had a smooth sailing for the first part of the daybefore the presentation, this Monday, of its first “mixed” reality headset (virtual and augmented), called Vision Proa field in which the irruption of the manufacturer of the iPhone has been expected for years and which is currently dominated by Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Quest).

“Mixing digital content with the real world will allow us to create new experiences like we have never seen before.”, said the general director of Apple, Tim Cook, when presenting this new product.

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AFP