US markets rallied on Friday and ended the session at their best closing levels in two months. The initial strength on Wall Street came on the heels of a rally by European stocks, which led to a 2.6 percent jump by the European STOXX 600 Index. European stocks showed a considerable rebound on the day after pulling back sharply over the course of the previous session. An increase by the price of crude oil also aided sentiments, with crude for April delivery climbing $0.66 to $38.50 a barrel. The price of crude oil reached a three-month closing high, benefiting from an optimistic report from the International Energy Agency. In its monthly report, the IEA said the price of oil may have bottomed due to lower output from the U.S. and other non-OPEC producers.
On the sectoral front, Brokerage stocks saw substantial strength, resulting in a 3.4 percent gain by the NYSE Arca Broker/Dealer Index. With the gain, the index reached its best closing level in two months. Significant strength was also visible among biotechnology stocks, as reflected by the 2.8 percent gain posted by the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index. The gain by the index came after it closed lower in the three previous sessions. Banking, transportation, networking, and housing stocks also saw considerable strength, while gold stocks were among the few groups to buck the uptrend.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 218.18 points or 1.28 percent to 17213.31, Nasdaq soared 86.31 points or 1.85 percent to 4,748.47 and the S&P 500 was up by 32.62 points or 1.64 percent to 2022.19.
The Indian ADRs closed in green; HDFC Bank was up 1.29%, Tata Motors was up 1.10%, ICICI Bank was up 0.29%, Infosys was up 0.19% and Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up by 0.12%.
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