The US markets ended higher on Monday as traders kept a close eye on activity in the bond market, with a decrease by treasury yields generating buying interest in high-growth companies. After hovering near its highest levels in over a year in the previous session, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note pulled back below 1.7 percent. The drop in yields, which move opposite of prices, came as treasuries benefited from their appeal as a safe haven amid turmoil in the Turkish lira and concerns over rising Covid-19 cases in Europe. Meanwhile, traders looked ahead to two days of Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
On the economic data front, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a report showing existing home sales in the US tumbled by much more than expected in the month of February. NAR said existing home sales plunged by 6.6 percent to an annual rate of 6.22 million in February after inching up by 0.2 percent to a downwardly revised rate of 6.66 million in January. Street had expected existing home sales to slump by 3.0 percent to a rate of 6.49 million from the 6.69 million originally reported for the previous month.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 103.23 points or 0.32 percent to 32,731.2, Nasdaq gained 162.31 points or 1.23 percent to 13,377.54 and S&P 500 was up by 27.49 points or 0.7 percent to 3,940.59.
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