US markets settle significantly higher on Tuesday

06 Oct 2021 Evaluate

Recouping losses of previous session, the US markets ended higher on Tuesday. The major averages all showed strong upward moves on the day. Sentiments got a boost as traders looked to pick up stocks at reduced levels following the sell-off seen on Monday. Concerns about inflation and the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchases weighed on the markets along with an increase in treasury yields. Adding to the positive sentiment, the Institute for Supply Management released a report showing activity in the U.S. service sector unexpectedly grew at a slightly faster pace in the month of September. The ISM said its services PMI inched up to 61.9 in September from 61.7 in August, with a reading above 50 indicating growth in the service sector. Street had expected the index to edge down to 60.0. Anthony Nieves, Chair of the ISM Services Business Survey Committee said 'The slight uptick in the rate of expansion in the month of September continued the current period of strong growth for the services sector'. He added 'However, ongoing challenges with labor resources, logistics, and materials are affecting the continuity of supply.'

A separate report released by the Commerce Department showed the U.S. trade deficit widened by much more than expected in the month of August. The Commerce Department said the trade deficit widened to $73.3 billion from a revised $70.3 billion in July. Street had expected the trade deficit to increase to $70.5 billion from the $70.1 billion originally reported for the previous month. The wider trade deficit came as the value of imports jumped by 1.4 percent to $287.0 billion, while the value of exports rose by 0.5 percent to $213.7 billion.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 311.75 points or 0.92 percent to 34,314.67, the Nasdaq rose 178.35 points or 1.25 percent to 14,433.83 and S&P 500 was up by 45.26 points or 1.05 percent to 4,345.72.

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