Industry etfs in the US stock market mostly rose in early trading, with the Internet sector index etf up 1.7%, technology industry etf and penghua guozheng semiconductor chip etf up at least 1%, wp csi banks etf up 0.1%, while energy etf fell by over 0.6%. The S&P technology sector rose by 1%, while the energy sector fell by 0.7%.

European Central Bank President Lagarde: The direction of interest rates is downward, but the pace is not predetermined.

Unitedhealth rose over 2%, with the adjusted EPS forecast for next year reaching as high as $30.