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<US>DJIA Ends Up 408Pts as Odds of US Rate Cut Next Wk Hits 90%; Microsoft Slips 2%+
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U.S. private enterprises unexpectedly cut 32,000 jobs in November, whereas the market had originally projected an increment of 42,000 jobs. The likelihood of the Fed's 25-bps rate cut next week elevated to about 89%. Investors eyed on the U.S. economic outlook, and despite being initially dampened by Microsoft (MSFT.US), U.S. bourse rebounded to close higher on Wednesday.

The DJIA leaped 408 points or 0.9% to end at 47,882. The Nasdaq added 40 points or 0.2% to finish at 23,454. The S&P 500 rose 20 points or 0.3% to settles at 6,849.

Related NewsISM Manufacturing PMI for Nov in United States is 48.2, lower than the previous value of 48.7. The forecast was 48.6.
Although Microsoft denied lowering sales quotas for AI-related software, its stock still fell off 2.5% at close. Hijacked by Microsoft, AI-related stocks subtracted, including chip manufacturer Nvidia (NVDA.US), which dipped 1%, and Broadcom (AVGO.US), which dropped 0.3%. Micron (MU.US) lost over 2%.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.US) reportedly received an almost all-cash acquisition offer from Netflix (NFLX.US), causing the latter's stock to slip nearly 5%.
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