US markets end higher on Tuesday

23 Sep 2020 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said ‘the central bank remains committed to using our tools to do what we can, for as long as it takes, to ensure that the recovery will be as strong as possible.’ A full recovery is likely to come only when people are confident that it is safe to reengage in a broad range of activities, Powell said in prepared remarks before the House Financial Services Committee. He added the path forward will depend on keeping the virus under control, and on policy actions taken at all levels of government. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the White House continues to seek an agreement with both parties in Congress on another fiscal relief package.

On the economic data front, existing home sales in the US climbed to their highest level in nearly fourteen years in the month of August, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR said existing home sales jumped 2.4 percent to an annual rate of 6.000 million in August after skyrocketing by 24.7 percent to a rate of 5.860 million in July. The continued increase in sales matched street estimates. With the sharp increase, existing home sales reached their highest level since December of 2006.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 140.48 points or 0.52 percent to 27,288.18, Nasdaq surged 184.84 points or 1.71 percent 10,963.64 and S&P 500 was up by 34.51 points or 1.05 percent to 3,315.57.  

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