(Adds reference to Apple)
* Nasdaq hits new record high for second day
* MSCI's all-country, Dow, S&P 500 slide
* Oil gains on output cut accord
* Gold jumps more than 1%
By Pete Schroeder
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - A recent run of optimism in
markets hit the brakes on Tuesday as investors mostly pulled
back from stocks, though the Nasdaq extended its record run to a
new high, while the safe-haven yen, Swiss franc and gold
rallied.
A slide in Europe and partially on Wall Street capped a
rally that has pushed Asian stocks outside of Japan
.MIAP00000PUS overnight higher for a ninth straight day.
Oil prices closed higher as concerns about a resurgence in
coronavirus cases were offset by recent commitments from the
major oil producers to rein in production.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC shook off early
losses to close higher and briefly cleared 10,000 points for the
first time. Apple AAPL.O , up 3.2%, gave the Nasdaq its biggest
boost. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI and S&P 500 .SPX
both slid.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS fell
0.46%, about 6% below its all-time peak in February.
The sell-off in equities was the result of a tremendous
rally over the past week, said Mike Zigmont, head of trading at
Harvest Volatility Management in New York.
"There's no news headline that screams bearish catalyst to
me," he said. "But conversely, other than the nonfarm payrolls
data, the past two weeks haven't had super bullish catalysts
either."
The rally in U.S. stocks accelerated last week after
strikingly upbeat May jobs data bolstered the notion that the
worst of the economic fallout from the pandemic was over.
The benchmark S&P 500, which erased its losses for the year
on Monday, slid back into negative territory and is about 5%
below its all-time high.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 300.14 points,
or 1.09%, to 27,272.3. The S&P 500 .SPX lost 25.21 points, or
0.78%, to 3,207.18 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 29.01
points, or 0.29%, to 9,953.75.
Attention now turns again to the U.S. Federal Reserve, which
kicked off a two-day meeting on Tuesday. No major policy
announcements are expected when the session ends on Wednesday,
but the U.S. central bank will issue its first economic
projections since December. Investors will be watching as the
Fed attempts to gauge the economic cost of widespread
pandemic-related lockdowns, as well as any hints of future
stimulus.
The safe-haven yen JPY= and Swiss franc CHF= both gained
against the dollar for a second straight day this week.
The yen rose to one-week highs against the dollar, while the
Swiss franc climbed to its highest in more than two months
versus the greenback.
LOOMING IMPACT
After a brutal March for global equity markets amid concern
over both the short- and longer-term damage to the world economy
from the coronavirus pandemic, most indices are near
pre-COVID-19 levels.
But fears of renewed trade tensions between the United
States and China and the broader economic impact from the
pandemic, such as higher unemployment and looming bankruptcies,
are hanging over the outlook.
The number of layoffs in the United States dropped in April,
but were still high enough to be the second most on record. At
the same time, hiring hit an all-time low, the Labor Department
reported on Tuesday. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report on Monday,
the World Bank said advanced economies are expected to shrink
7.0% in 2020, while emerging-market economies will contract
2.5%, their first slump since aggregate data became available in
1960. Gold jumped 1.2% on Tuesday, as investors adopted a more
cautious stance ahead of the Fed's policy meeting. U.S. gold
futures GCcv1 settled up 1% at $1,721.90 an ounce.
Latin American stocks and currencies were down on Tuesday
as investors cashed in after a recent rally. Regional currencies
weakened ahead of the Fed meeting.
The declines weighed on the broader emerging markets shares
benchmark .MSCIEF , which was up 0.2%. The broader Latin
American shares benchmark .MILA00000PUS was down 0.85%.
Oil prices slipped nearly 1% after Brent had hit its highest
in more than three months at $41 a barrel.
Brent oil futures LCOc1 rose 38 cents to settle at $41.18
a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 settled up 75 cents at $38.94.
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