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US market surges on bargain hunting despite mixed economic data

02 May 2015 Evaluate
US markets surged on Friday on bargain hunting following the notable pullback seen over the past week. Traders also rejoiced the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) report showing that activity in the manufacturing sector continued to expand in April, although the index of activity in the sector unexpectedly held steady. The ISM’s purchasing managers index came in at 51.5 in April, unchanged from the reading reported for the previous month. However, 15 of the 18 manufacturing industries reported growth in April compared to only 10 in March, indicating a broader distribution of growth. There were some weak economic data too that capped some gain, the Commerce Department a reported an unexpected drop in construction spending in the month of March. The construction spending fell by 0.6 percent to annual rate of $966.6 billion in March from the revised February estimate of $972.9 billion. Also, the University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index for April came in at 95.9, unrevised from the mid-month reading and up from 93.0 in March.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by 183.54 points or 1.03 percent to 18,024.06, the Nasdaq gained 63.97 points or 1.29 percent to 5,005.39 and the S&P 500 ended higher by 22.78 points or 1.09 percent to 2,108.29. Despite the strength on the day, the major averages moved lower for the week. The Nasdaq tumbled by 1.7 percent, while the Dow and the S&P 500 fell by 0.3 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively.

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