The US markets ended higher on Monday with several counters from across various sectors attracting buyers. Firm commodity prices and the US drug regulator's nod to a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine aided sentiment. Technology stocks had a good outing once again, and contributed significantly to the fairly buoyant mood in the market. Energy stocks gained ground in positive territory as crude oil prices rose sharply. Among the gainers, Boeing, Chevron, Caterpillar and Intel moved up 2 to 3 percent. Salesforce.com, Honeywell International, Nike, JP Morgan Chase, Walt Disney, American Express and Amgen also ended notably higher.
Meanwhile, investors awaited the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole conference later in the week for clues on possible asset purchase tapering timeline. On the economic data front, data from National Association of Realtors (NAR) said existing home sales in the US increased by 2% month-on-month to 5.99 million in July, beating forecasts for a rise to 5.83 million.
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 215.63 points or 0.61 percent to 35,335.71, Nasdaq rose 227.99 points or 1.55 percent to 14,942.65 and S&P 500 was up by 37.86 points or 0.85 percent to 4,479.53.
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