Wall Street closed in the red on mixed earnings and economic outlook

Wall Street was choppy during the session and ended down on mixed earnings coupled with concerns that central banks may become less stimulatory - Westpac 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 29.65 points, or 0.2%, at 18,169.68, mixed on the day while Boeing Co. shares falling 1.5%, and Verizon Communications Inc. shares advancing 1.9%. The S&P 500 index lost 6.39 points, or 0.3%, to close at 2,133.04. Real-estate stocks lost 2.5%, and consumer-discretionary and industrials sectors fell nearly 1%. The Nasdaq Composite also dropped by 34.29 points, or 0.6%, to close at 5,215.97.

Gold intermarket: Bond sell-off and poor US data supporting Gold

Gold spot was looking for territory through 1270.00 as we approached the end of the US session, supported by bonds selling off with the US 10yr treasury yields that rose from 1.79% to 1.87% and the 2yr yield that rose from 0.87% to 0.89% - both at five-month highs, noted analysts at Westpac. The Fed, that is expected to hike in December, is a mixed one for equities and bond markets while US data still does not offer a solid foundation for a US recovery and today's durable goods fell 0.1% in Sep (vs 0.0% expected).

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