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Shares of Morgan Stanley MS shed 0.25% to $99.84 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.03% to 5,634.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.

The tail end of 2024 is seeing a market shift in the stock market as the Federal Reserve has finally signaled that interest rate cuts are on the horizon.

Morgan Stanley analysts reduced their rating on ASML Holding (ASML) shares from Overweight to Equal-weight, and cut the price target from €925 to €800, citing “late-cycle dynamics” that could impact the company's earnings growth prospects in 2025 and 2026.

The shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) are 1.8% lower in pre-market trading, after Goldman Sachs downgraded it to "neutral" from "buy," and lowered its price objective to $105 from $122. The analyst said it anticipates a shift in the investment banking cycle, in which other big-name banks will benefit.

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