The US markets ended higher on Wednesday, fueled by a rally in tech stocks. Wednesday marked the highest closing level for the Nasdaq since June 8 - and the highest since June 9 for the Dow and the S&P 500. Those moves follow Tuesday’s rally as investors, betting that markets have finally found a bottom, shifted into more risky assets such as tech stocks. The jump by the Nasdaq reflected strong among tech stocks, which came amid a positive reaction to earnings news from Netflix (NFLX). Shares of Netflix surged by 7.4 percent to a three-month closing high after the streaming giant reported better than expected second quarter earnings and a smaller than expected subscriber loss. Semiconductor stocks also turned in a strong performance on the day, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index spiking by 2.5 percent.
Significant strength was also visible among computer hardware stocks, as reflected by the 1.7 percent advance by the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index. On the economic data front, a report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed existing home sales tumbled by much more than expected in the month of June. NAR said existing home sales plunged by 5.4 percent to an annual rate of 5.12 million in June after slumping by 3.4 percent to an annual rate of 5.41 million in May. Street had expected existing home sales to decrease by 0.6 percent to a rate of 5.38 million. Existing home sales declined for the fifth consecutive month, falling to their lowest level since June of 2020.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.79 points or 0.15 percent to 31,874.84, Nasdaq surged 184.5 points or 1.58 percent to 11,897.65 and S&P 500 was up by 23.21 points or 0.59 percent to 3,959.9.
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