World markets today: US stocks flat after mixed economic data
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.19% from 4.27% late Wednesday. A report showed US retail sales weakened by more in January from December than expected. A separate report showed fewer US workers applied for unemployment benefits last week than expected.
Shares of TripAdvisor jumped 8.1% after reporting stronger results for the December quarter. Cisco Systems stock lost 2.7% after it cut its profit forecast for its full fiscal year. Oil prices fell slightly on Thursday as the International Energy Agency (IEA) flagged slowing demand growth this year.
Brent crude futures fell 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $81.43 a barrel by 1324 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 16 cents, or 0.2%, at $76.48. Gold prices dropped in the international markets on Thursday.
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