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US markets gain despite economy contracting in first quarter

26 Jun 2014 Evaluate

The US markets closed higher on Wednesday, recovering from a weak revision of first-quarter economic performance. The S&P 500 and Dow both snapped two-day skids, but remained down for the week after closing at record levels on Friday. On the economy front, the US economy shrank by a 2.9% annual pace in the first quarter instead of 1% as previously reported, marking the biggest decline since early 2009 when the Great Recession was winding down. The rise in consumer spending, the main source of US economic activity, was slashed to 1% from 3%, largely because Americans reduced spending on health care and other services. The government originally assumed that the introduction of Obamacare would boost health-care spending in the first three months of the year. Yet health-related spending actually fell by $6.4 billion instead of rising by $39.9 billion as previously estimated.

Besides, orders for durable US goods fell 1% in May, mainly because of a sharp drop in Pentagon demand for military hardware. Yet stripping out defense, orders rose 0.6% amid gains in most main categories except for airlines and computers. Orders for core capital goods - a measure of business investment - climbed 0.7% in May after falling 1.1% in April.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 49.38 points or 0.29 percent to 16,867.51, the Nasdaq was up 29.40 points or 0.68 percent to 4,379.76 while, the S&P 500 gained 9.55 points or 0.49 percent at 1,959.53.

Indian ADRs closed mixed no Wednesday; Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.48%, Infosys was up by 0.40% and Wipro was up by 0.12%. On the other hand, HDFC Bank was down 0.97% and ICICI Bank was down 0.61%.

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