The US markets ended higher on Tuesday on account of bargain hunting, with traders picking up stocks at reduced levels following the sharp decline seen yesterday. Sentiments got boost on White House plans that could inject $1 trillion into the US economy to cushion the blow of the coronavirus. Positive sentiment was also generated in reaction to President Donald Trump's pledge to support industries that have been hit particularly hard by the outbreak, such as airlines. He added that the United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. The US will be stronger than ever before.
On the economic data front, a report released by the Commerce Department showed a modest decrease in business inventories in the US in the month of January. The Commerce Department said business inventories edged down by 0.1 percent in January after coming in unchanged in December. The slight drop in inventories matched Street estimates. The modest decrease in business inventories was partly due to a continued decline in wholesale inventories, which fell by 0.4 percent in January after slipping by 0.3 percent in December. Manufacturing inventories also dipped by 0.1 percent in January after climbing by 0.4 percent in December, while retail inventories were unchanged after edging down by 0.1 percent in the previous month.
Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,048.86 points or 5.2 percent to 21,237.38, Nasdaq gained 430.19 points or 6.23 percent to 7,334.78 and S&P 500 was up by 143.06 points or 6 percent to 2,529.19.
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