Stock Market Update
17-Dec-24 15:40 ET  
Treasuries settle little changed in front of FOMC decision
Dow -327.07
          at 43390.41,
      Nasdaq -104.58
          at 20138.54,
      S&P -34.00
          at 6040.08
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades about 40 points lower than yesterday ahead of the closing bell. 
The 10-yr note yield settled two basis points lower at 4.38% and the 2-yr yield settled unchanged from yesterday at 4.24%.
Looking ahead, market participants receive the following data tomorrow:
- 07:00 ET: MBA Mortgage Applications Index (prior 5.4%)
 - 08:30 ET: November Housing Starts (Briefing.com consensus 1347K; prior 1311K) and Building Permits (Briefing.com consensus 1430K; prior 1416K)
 - 08:30 ET: Q3 Current Account Balance (Briefing.com consensus -$283.0B; prior -$266.8B)
 - 10:30 ET: EIA Crude Oil Inventories (prior -1.43M)