US markets end higher on Tuesday

19 Oct 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday on positive reaction to upbeat earnings news from companies like Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson. Shares of Goldman Sachs jumped 2.3 percent after the financial giant reported third quarter results that beat street estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Johnson & Johnson also reported better than expected third quarter results, although the healthcare giant moved modestly lower over the course of the session. The upbeat results from Goldman Sachs and J&J have helped ease concerns about the strength of the earnings season. On the sectoral front, Housing stocks turned in some of the market's best performances on the day, resulting in a 2.7 percent spike by the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index. The strength among housing stocks came even though the National Association of Home Builders released a report showing a continued deterioration in homebuilder confidence in the month of October.

Substantial strength was also visible among networking stocks, as reflected by the 2.6 percent surge by the NYSE Arca Networking Index. Chemical stocks also saw considerable strength on the day, driving the S&P Chemical Sector Index up by 2.2 percent. On the economic data front, the Federal Reserve released a report showing industrial production increased by more than expected in the month of September. The Fed said industrial production rose by 0.4 percent in September after edging down by a revised 0.1 percent in August. Street had expected industrial production to inch up by 0.1 percent compared to the 0.2 percent dip originally reported for the previous month.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 337.98 points or 1.12 percent to 30,523.8, Nasdaq surged 96.6 points or 0.9 percent to 10,772.4 and S&P 500 was up by 42.03 points 1.14 percent to 3,719.98.

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