US markets end sharply higher on Tuesday

21 Jul 2021 Evaluate

Regaining ground following the sell-off seen in the previous session, the US markets ended sharply higher on Tuesday as traders picked up stocks at relatively reduced levels. Positive reaction to the latest earnings reports also contributed to strength on Wall Street, with tech giant IBM Corp. (IBM) moving notably higher after reporting better than expected second quarter results. HCA Healthcare (HCA) also spiked after the hospital company reported second quarter results that exceeded analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Halliburton (HAL) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) also posted strong gains after reporting better than expected second quarter earnings.

On the economic data front, the Commerce Department released a report showing a substantial increase in new residential construction in the month of June. The Commerce Department said housing starts spiked by 6.3 percent to an annual rate of 1.643 million in June after jumping by 2.1 percent to a revised rate of 1.546 million in May. Street had expected housing starts to increase by 1.1 percent to a rate of 1.590 million from the 1.572 million originally reported for the previous month. Meanwhile, the report showed building permits tumbled by 5.1 percent to an annual rate of 1.598 million in June after slumping by 2.9 percent to a revised rate of 1.683 million in May. Building permits, an indicator of future housing demand, had been expected to climb by 1.1 percent to a rate of 1.700 million from the 1.681 million originally reported for the previous month.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 549.95 points or 1.62 percent to 34,511.99, Nasdaq gained 223.89 points or 1.57 percent to 14,498.88 and S&P 500 was up by 64.57 points or 1.52 percent to 4,323.06.

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