The US markets ended mostly higher on Wednesday as treasuries regained ground following recent weakness, leading to a drop in bond yields. The yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, fell by 5 basis points to 1.088 percent after ending the previous session at its highest closing level since mid-March. The drop in treasury yields contributed to significant strength among interest rate sensitive stocks such as utilities and commercial real estate stocks. On the economic data front, the Labor Department released a report showing US consumer prices increased in line with street estimate in the month of December. The report said the consumer price index rose by 0.4 percent in December after edging up by 0.2 percent in November.
The price growth matched expectations. The Labor Department said the advance by the consumer price index was driven by an 8.4 percent jump in gasoline prices, which accounted for more than 60 percent of the overall increase. Excluding food and energy prices, the core consumer price index inched up by 0.1 percent in December after rising by 0.2 percent in November. The uptick in core prices also matched Street estimate.
Nasdaq rose 56.52 points or 0.43 percent to 13,128.95 and S&P 500 was up by 8.65 points or 0.23 percent to 3,809.84, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 8.22 points or 0.03 percent to 31,060.47.
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