Wall Street: Wall Street schließt uneinheitlich – Erzeugerpreise steigen weiter

Wall Street, namely the US stock markets, have shown a lack of unity with market leaders Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang largely exiting the stage. By the weekend, there was no common direction for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which closed slightly in the positive at 52,347 points. The broader S&P 500 index slipped by 0.4 points to 7,561, while the Nasdaq closed down 0.9 percent at 25,136.

Among these, the Nasdaq 100, representing the 100 largest non-financial companies by market capitalization, saw the steepest decline at 1.2 percent, settling at 27,943 points.

The most significant data point before the end of the week was the US producer prices for October, which increased by 0.3 percent compared to September, according to the US Labor Department's weekly report. Economists had forecasted a rise of 0.4 percent. In September, producer prices climbed 1.4 percent, climbing 6.5 percent year-on-year in October 2025, the highest level since November 2022. Economists, however, had predicted a 6.6 percent increase.

These slightly lower values thus did not provoke significant market movements, as a substantial price surge could have driven up interest rate expectations. Producer prices serve as early indicators for consumer price developments. Although a government shutdown in September due to a budget standoff prevented a year-over-year price increase in October, economists estimate that inflation may still approach the 4 percent threshold. Consumer prices increased by 0.4 percent in September, slightly above expectations.