US markets end higher on Tuesday

23 Mar 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday as stocks resumed the strong upward move seen last week following a brief pause in the recovery rally on Monday. Wall Street benefited from strength in the overseas markets, which largely shrugged off Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments suggesting the central bank may raise interest rates more aggressively. Powell said the Fed could raise rates by more than 25 basis points at upcoming meetings if necessary to ensure a return to price stability. The Dow had closed higher for five consecutive sessions before Monday's drop, while the Nasdaq had soared more than 9 percent after hitting its lowest closing level in over a year last Monday.

On the sectoral front, airline stocks showed a substantial rebound following the pullback seen in the previous session, with the NYSE Arca Airline Index soaring by 2.5 percent. A continued spike by treasury yields also contributed to significant strength among financial stocks, driving the KBW Bank Index and the NYSE Arca Broker/Dealer Index up by 2.3 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively. Tobacco stocks also turned in a strong performance after ending yesterday's trading sharply lower, resulting in a 1.4 percent advance by the NYSE Arca Tobacco Index. Biotechnology, retail and computer hardware stocks have also moved to the upside on the day, while gold and oil stocks moved lower along with the prices of the associated commodities.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 254.47 points or 0.74 percent to 34,807.46, Nasdaq rose 270.36 points or 1.95 percent to 14,108.82 and S&P 500 was up by 50.43 points or 1.13 percent to 4,511.61.

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