The US markets ended sharply higher on Friday as treasury yields showed a notable downturn after extending a recent surge in early trading. The yield on the benchmark ten-year note finished the day modestly lower after spiking to a fifteen-year intraday high earlier in the session. Traders have recently kept a close eye on developments in the bond market amid concerns about the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes. The pullback by yields came after a private report suggested Fed officials are likely to debate whether and how to signal plans for a smaller rate hike in December following a widely expected 75 basis point increase in early November.
On the sectoral front, Steel stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the session, driving the NYSE Arca Steel Index up by 5.3 percent to a one-month closing high. Substantial strength also emerged among oil service stocks, as reflected by the 4.8 percent surge by the Philadelphia Oil Service Index. The index soared to its best closing level in over four months. The rally by oil service stocks came as the price of crude oil for December delivery climbed $0.54 to $85.05 a barrel in its first day as the front-month contract. An increase by the price of gold also contributed to considerable strength among gold stocks, resulting in a 4.5 percent jump by the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 748.97 points or 2.47 percent to 31,082.56, Nasdaq surged 244.87 points or 2.31 percent to 10,859.72 and S&P 500 was up by 86.97 points 2.37 percent to 3,752.75.
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