The US markets ended mostly in green on Wednesday following the release of a Labor Department report showing tame consumer price inflation in the month of February. But, Nasdaq edged slightly lower after recent spike. The Labor Department said its consumer price index climbed by 0.4 percent in February after rising by 0.3 percent in January. The increase in prices matched expectations. Gasoline prices led the way higher once again, surging up by 6.4 percent in February following a 7.4 percent spike in January. Excluding food and energy prices, core consumer prices inched up by 0.1 percent in February after coming in unchanged for two straight months. Street had expected core prices to rise by 0.2 percent.
On an annual basis, consumer price growth accelerated to 1.7 percent in February from 1.4 percent in January but core price growth slowed to 1.3 percent from 1.4 percent. Early optimism also came in amid reports indicating the US plans to buy 100 million additional doses of Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) Covid-19 vaccine. However, gains remained limited amid concerns about inflation have contributed to the recent spike in bond yields. Bond yields pulled back near the unchanged line following the release of the inflation data after moving modestly higher in early session. Meanwhile, Energy stocks saw considerable strength on the day, benefiting from a rebound by the price of crude oil.
Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 464.28 points or 1.46 percent to 32,297.02, and S&P 500 was up by 23.37 points or 0.60 percent to 3,898.81, while Nasdaq fell 4.99 points or 0.04 percent to 13,068.83.
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