The US markets ended lackluster session higher on Wednesday as investors continued to bet the impact of the omicron variant of Covid-19 would not be as threatening as many previously thought. Some of the comeback was validated by vaccine news Wednesday. Pfizer and BioNTech said three doses of their vaccine are effective at neutralizing the omicron variant, citing their own preliminary lab tests. They also said two doses may still protect against severe disease. However, upside remained capped as traders expressed some uncertainty about the near-term outlook for the markets following recent volatility.
A relatively quiet day on the US economic front also kept some traders on the sidelines ahead of the release of reports on weekly jobless claims, consumer prices and consumer sentiment in the coming days. On the sectoral front, significant strength was visible among tobacco stocks, as reflected by the 2.1 percent jump by the NYSE Arca Tobacco Index. Oil service stocks also turned in a strong performance on the day, resulting in a 1.7 percent gain by the Philadelphia Oil Service Index. The strength among oil service stocks came amid a modest increased by the price of crude oil, with crude for January delivery rising $0.31 to $72.36 a barrel.
Dow Jones Industrial Average added 35.32 points or 0.1 percent to 35,754.75, Nasdaq rose 100.07 points or 0.64 percent to 15,786.99 and S&P 500 was up by 14.46 points or 0.31 percent to 4,701.21.
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