US markets end higher on Tuesday

30 Mar 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday as traders monitored ceasefire negotiations in Europe and key levels in the bond market. Reports about encouraging progress in the cease-fire talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey helped lift investor sentiment. According to private report, Russia’s deputy defense minister has said that Russia has decided to drastically cut its military activity focused on Kyiv and Chernihiv. Ukrainian negotiators proposed adopting neutral status in exchange for security guarantees. Besides, auto stocks were some of the biggest gainers, with Ford rising 6.5% and GM gaining more than 4%. Travel stocks outperformed as well, with Caesar’s Entertainment surging 5.6% and American Airlines adding 5%.

On the economic data front, the Conference Board released a report showing an unexpected improvement in US consumer confidence in the month of March. The report showed the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 107.2 in March from a revised 105.7 in February. The increase came as a surprise to participants, who had expected the index to dip to 107.0 in March from the 110.5 originally reported for the previous month. The unexpected uptick by the headline index came as the present situation index jumped to 153.0 in March from 143.0 in February. Meanwhile, the report showed the expectations index fell to 76.6 in March from 80.8 in the previous month.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 338.3 points or 0.97 percent to 35,294.19 and Nasdaq gained 264.73 points or 1.84 percent to 14,619.64 and S&P 500 was up by 56.08 points or 1.23 percent to 4,631.6.

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