The US markets ended higher on Thursday following the release of a report from the Commerce Department showing a stronger than expected rebound by the US economy in the third quarter. The Commerce Department said real gross domestic product skyrocketed by 33.1 percent in the third quarter after plunging by 31.4 percent in the second quarter. Street had expected GDP to soar by 31.0 percent. The substantial rebound in GDP came as consumer spending bounced back sharply, spiking by 40.7 percent in the third quarter after plummeting by 33.2 percent in the second quarter.
Adding to the positive sentiment, the Labor Department released a report showing initial jobless claims fell to their lowest level since before the coronavirus-induced lockdowns in the week ended October 24th. The report said initial jobless claims dropped to 751,000, a decrease of 40,000 from the previous week's revised level of 791,000. Street had expected jobless claims to dip to 775,000 from the 787,000 originally reported for the previous week. With the bigger than expected decrease, jobless claims fell to their lowest level since hitting 282,000 in the week ended March 14th.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 139.16 points or 0.52 percent to 26,659.11, Nasdaq surged 180.73 points or 1.64 percent to 11,185.59 and S&P 500 was up by 39.08 points or 1.19 percent 3,310.11.
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