US markets end higher on Tuesday

15 Jul 2020 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Gov. Lael Brainard called for sustained large-scale asset purchases by the US central bank to help the economy rebound amid a thick fog of uncertainty brought on by COVID-19.  Brainard also said that the US economic recovery likely will face headwinds for some time, and require further accommodation.  Besides, steel, chemical, and biotechnology stocks saw considerable strength on the day, moving higher along with most of the other major sectors. Meanwhile, banking stocks were among the few groups to buck the uptrend, dragging the KBW Bank Index down by 1.6 percent.

On the economic data front, partly reflecting a substantial rebound in gasoline prices, the Labor Department released a report showing US consumer prices increased by slightly more than expected in June following three straight monthly declines. The Labor Department said its consumer price index climbed by 0.6 percent in June after edging down by 0.1 percent in May. Street had expected consumer prices to rise by 0.5 percent. The bigger than expected increase in consumer prices reflected the strongest price growth since August of 2012. Over half of the monthly increase in consumer prices was due to the rebound in gasoline prices, which soared by 12.3 percent in June after plunging by 3.5 percent in May.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 556.79 points or 2.13 percent to 26,642.59, Nasdaq gained 97.73 points or 0.94 percent 10,488.58 and S&P 500 was up by 42.3 points or 1.34 percent to 3,197.52.

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