US markets end in green on Monday

25 Jan 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended in green on Monday, after early sell-off, as traders went bargain hunting following recent weakness on markets. However, concerns about tightening monetary policy continued to weigh on the markets early in the session ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed is scheduled to begin a two-day meeting on Tuesday, with the latest monetary policy decision due Wednesday. While the Fed is likely to leave interest rates unchanged, the accompanying statement could hint at the first rate hike as early as the next meeting in mid-March. Along with the Fed announcement, reports on consumer confidence, new home sales, durable goods orders and personal income and spending may attract attention in the coming days.

On the sectoral front, housing stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the trading session, driving the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index up by 3.1 percent. The index rebounded strongly after hitting its lowest intraday level in three months. Significant strength also emerged among oil service stocks, as reflected by the 2.3 percent jump by the Philadelphia Oil Service Index. The turnaround by the sector came even though the price of crude oil for March delivery tumbled $1.83 to $83.31 a barrel. Retail, biotechnology and telecom stocks also showed notable moves to the upside as the day progressed, while weakness remained visible among pharmaceutical and utilities stocks.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 99.13 points or 0.29 percent to 34,364.5, Nasdaq gained 86.21 points or 0.63 percent to 13,855.13 and S&P 500 was up by 12.19 points or 0.28 percent to 4,410.13.

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