The US markets closed higher on Monday, as investors were relieved that Greece and its creditors reached an agreement for a third bailout program, averting a potential ‘Grexit’. The euro zone leaders agreed on a package of reform measures in principle for the debt-laden country, paving the way for formal negotiations on financial aid through the euro zone’s bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, or ESM. The main indexes recorded their third consecutive session of gains, while Dow industrials advanced more than 200 points for the second session in a row. On the economy front, the federal government ran a budget surplus of $52 billion in June. That is $19 billion lower than the surplus seen in the same month a year ago. The government spent $291 billion in June, up $38 billion from last June. Total receipts were $343 billion, up $19 billion. For the fiscal year to date, the government’s budget deficit is $313 billion. That is $52 billion smaller than the year-ago period. The government’s budget year runs from October through September.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 217.27 points or 1.22 percent to 17,977.68, the Nasdaq was up 73.81 points or 1.48 percent to 5,071.51 and the S&P 500 gained 22.98 points or 1.11 percent to 2,099.60.
The Indian ADRs markets ended mostly in green on Monday, Tata Motors was up by 0.15%, HDFC Bank was up 0.14%, Wipro was up 0.08% and Infosys was up 0.06%. On the other hand, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was down 0.04%.
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