• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 20.82 points, or 0.1 percent, to 21,008.65, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.1 points, or 0.05 percent, to 2,411.81 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 4.67 points, or 0.08 percent, to 6,198.52.
U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday as financials dropped after JPMorgan and Bank of America warned of revenue weakness, offsetting gains in defensive plays.
• JPMorgan (JPM.N) blamed lower volatility for a 15 percent decline in trading revenue in the current quarter compared with last year, while Bank of America (BAC.N) said trading revenue in the second quarter was on track to be 10 to 12 percent lower than last year.
• Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday following a subdued lead from Wall Street, while the dollar pulled up from near two-week lows and sterling languished under the weight of political fears one week before Britain's election.
• MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS dipped 0.2 percent and looked set for its fifth straight session of losses as investors took profits after stocks hit a two-year high last week and as economic and geopolitical concerns continued to weigh on sentiment.
• Japan's Nikkei .N225 advanced 0.8 percent after data showing recurring first-quarter corporate profits were the highest on record for the January to March period.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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