Major US stock indexes finished trading mainly in the red

Major US stock indices predominantly declined amid a fall in the conglomerate sector and investors' expectations of a meeting between the leaders of the United States and China.

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to meet at the G20 summit on June 28-29 in Japan. However, according to Reuters, analysts do not expect the conclusion of a trade agreement following this meeting, but they hope for progress in the negotiations. On Monday, China’s vice minister of commerce announced that the negotiators were negotiating, and confirmed that both parties must compromise in order to conclude the deal.

Shares of the health sector came under pressure after reports that President Donald Trump would issue an increase in the transparency of health spending.

The increased tensions between the US and Iran also negatively affected the mood of market participants after Tehran hit a US drone last week. On Sunday, President Trump said he was not seeking war with Iran after a high-ranking Iranian military commander warned that any conflict in the Gulf region could spread uncontrollably and threaten the lives of American troops.

In addition, today, Trump signed a decree imposing additional sanctions against Iran, and noted that the sanctions were imposed in response to the crashed drone. “Sanctions will be directed against Iran’s supreme leader. The US wants Iran to stop sponsoring terrorism. But the US does not seek conflict with Iran,” Trump said, adding that the US will not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.

Most of the components of DOW finished trading in positive territory (21 out of 30). The growth leader was Dow Inc. (DOW; + 2.40%). Outsiders were The Home Depot (HD; -1.80%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P recorded a decline. The largest drop was shown by the conglomerate sector (-0.7%). Only the consumer goods sector grew (+ 0.1%).

At the time of closing:

Dow 26,729.23 +10.10 +0.04%

S & P 500 2,945.35  -5.11 -0.17%

Nasdaq 100 8,005.70 -26.01 -0.32%