US markets end higher on Tuesday

22 May 2019 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday on reports that the US Commerce Department has temporarily eased trade restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei. The Commerce Department issued a temporary license authorizing specific, limited engagement in transactions involving the export, re-export, and transfer of items to Huawei for 90 days. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the temporary reprieve grants operators time to make other arrangements and the Department space to determine the appropriate long term measures for Americans and foreign telecommunications providers that currently rely on Huawei equipment for critical services. However, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said his company would outmuscle its rivals in 5G in a few years, and that the company was ready for the export ban.

On the economic front, existing home sales in the US unexpectedly showed a modest decrease in the month of April, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR said existing home sales dipped by 0.4% to an annual rate of 5.19 million in April after plunging by 4.9% to a rate of 5.21 million in March. The continued decrease came as a surprise to market participants, who had expected existing home sales to jump by 2.7% to a rate of 5.35 million. Meanwhile, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development lowered the 2019 global growth outlook as escalating trade disputes hurt manufacturing and investment decisions. In its latest Economic Outlook, the Paris-based think tank forecast 3.2% growth for 2019 versus 3.3% estimated in March. The global growth outlook for 2020 was retained at 3.4%.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 197.43 points or 0.77 percent to 25877.33, Nasdaq gained 83.35 points or 1.08 percent to 7785.72 and S&P 500 was up by 24.13 points or 0.85 percent to 2864.36.

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