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US markets closed higher; shakes off geopolitical tensions

30 Aug 2017 Evaluate

The US markets closed higher on Tuesday, as investors shake off geopolitical tensions. The dollar was trading flat amid uncertainty over Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the US economy and future Federal Reserve rate decisions. On the economy front, consumers’ confidence strengthened in August to the second highest level since late 2000. The consumer confidence index rose to 122.9, up from 120 in the prior month. This bodes well for consumer spending in the third quarter. Spending by households has contributed to gross-domestic-product growth in the first half of the year. The present situation index, a measure of current conditions, jumped to a cycle high of 151.2 in August from 145.4. The future-expectations index rose marginally to 104 from 103.

Meanwhile, US home price growth picked up steam in June as strong demand continued to buoy the market. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index rose a seasonally adjusted 5.7% in the three-month period ending in June, compared with a year ago, the same rate of change as in May. The national index rose 5.8%, compared with a year ago, up from a 5.7% annual increase in May. Nine cities had stronger annual price growth in June than in May, and western metros remained on top, with annual price gains ranging from 13.4% in Seattle to 7.7% in Dallas. The national price index reclaimed its 2006 peak last fall, but the closely watched 20-city index is still about 2.9% shy of that bubble-era peak.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 56.97 points or 0.26 percent to 21,865.37, the Nasdaq gained 18.87 points or 0.30 percent to 6,301.89, and the S&P 500 edged higher by 2.06 points or 0.08 percent to 2,446.30.


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