NZ manufacturing sales for Q3 3.1% vs -4.9% last quarter

SoftBank dumps NVDA stake, chip stocks dip 2.5%. Viatris jumps 10% on growth plans & $1B+ shareholder returns.

Dow Industrials +1.18%, S&P 500 +0.21%, Nasdaq -0.25%. SOX dumps 2.48%. Traders eye sector rotation.

Reserve managers are trimming dollar holdings but favouring smaller G-10 and emerging-market currencies over the euro or sterling, Standard Chartered’s Steve Englander says. The trend shows waning dollar dominance but no clear replacement in sight.

Small biz optimism dips to 98.2, citing shutdown woes, hiring woes, and lower sales/profits.

Govt shutdown ends, but data drought lingers. Fed awaits key inflation & jobs reports; rate cut odds shift.

Dow hits record high +1.18% on shutdown end hopes; tech dips as investors rotate. NVDA down 2.96%.

Trucking's historic freight recession bites: costs soar 51.7%, margins thin, insurance premiums skyrocket. Traders eye resilience.