Wall Street ended mostly in green on Friday as traders digested weak economic data. The Commerce Department released a report showing that retail sales rose by slightly less than expected in the month of December. The Commerce Department said retail sales climbed by 0.6 percent in December after edging up by a revised 0.2 percent in November. Economists had expected retail sales to increase by 0.7 percent. Excluding auto sales, retail sales inched up by 0.2 percent in December after rising by 0.3 percent in November. Ex-auto sales had been expected to climb by 0.5 percent. A separate report from the Labor Department showed that producer price growth came in line with economist estimates in December. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand rose by 0.3 percent in December after climbing by 0.4 percent in November. Excluding food and energy prices, core producer prices edged up by 0.2 percent in December after rising by 0.4 percent in November. Core prices had been expected to inch up by 0.1 percent. The University of Michigan also released a report showing that its consumer sentiment index unexpectedly edged down to 98.1 in January from 98.2 in December. Good earnings from several financial giants aided sentiments. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) reported fourth quarter results that exceeded expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Bank of America (BAC) reported fourth quarter earnings that came in above analyst estimates, although its revenues for the quarter came in slightly below expectations.
Nasdaq surged 26.63 points or 0.48 percent to 5,574.12, while S&P 500 was up by 4.20 points or 0.18 percent to 2,274.64, while Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 5.27 points or 0.03 percent to 19,885.73.
The Indian ADRs closed mixed; Dr. Reddy’s Lab jumped 0.18% and Tata Motors was up by 0.10%, while Infosys declined 0.75% and ICICI Bank was down by 0.09%.
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