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US markets gain on encouraging jobless data claims

30 Jan 2015 Evaluate

The US markets closed higher on Thursday, with solid broad-based gains as market reacted to a stronger-than-expected jobless claims figure. On the economy front, the number of people who sought new US unemployment benefits in late January fell to its lowest level in 14 years. Initial jobless claims declined to 265,000 in the seven days ended January 24 from a revised 308,000. The decline, the largest since November 2012, was much larger than expected. The claims number fit with the Federal Reserve’s description of a “strong” labor market in their latest policy statement. Separately, pending home sales cooled in December, which the National Association of Realtors attributed to fewer homes available for sale and a slight rise in prices. The pending home sales index fell 3.7% during December, though the year-on-year gain was 11.7%, the highest since June 2013.

Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen told Senate Democrats that she had some concern about the foreign situation but the US economy was strong. Her comments generally fit with the policy statement the Fed released on Wednesday. In it, the Fed was upbeat about the economy but added the international situation to the list of factors the US central bank was watching closely in deciding when to hike short-term interest rates for the first time since 2006.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 225.48 points or 1.31 percent to 17,416.85, the Nasdaq Composite was up by 45.42 points or 0.98 percent at 4,683.41 while, the S&P 500 gained 19.09 points or 0.95 percent, to close at 2,021.25.

Indian ADRs closed mostly in red on Thursday; HDFC Bank was down by 0.57%, Infosys was down 0.52% and Wipro was down by 0.13%. On the other hand, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 1.55% and Tata Motors was up by 1.13%.

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