US markets end in green on Monday

25 Oct 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Monday on optimism that the Federal Reserve will signal a slowdown in monetary policy tightening following its meeting next week. The Fed is widely expected to raise interest rates by another 75 basis points next week, but traders are hopeful the central bank will indicate plans to slow the pace of rates hikes beginning in December. However, Overall trading activity remained somewhat subdued with a lack of major US economic data keeping some traders on the sidelines. A report on personal income and spending that includes a reading on inflation said to be preferred by the Fed is likely to be in focus in the coming days. Traders are also likely to keep an eye on reports on consumer confidence, new home sales, and durable goods orders and third quarter GDP.

On the sectoral front, transportation stocks turned in some of the market's best performances on the day, resulting in a 2.9 percent surge by the Dow Jones Transportation Average. The average jumped to its best closing level in a month. Significant strength was also visible among banking stocks, as reflected by the 1.8 percent gain posted by the KBW Bank Index. Healthcare and pharmaceutical stocks also saw considerable strength, with the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index and the NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index climbing by 1.7 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively. Oil, retail and housing stocks also moved notably higher over the course of the session, while steel stocks showed a substantial move to the downside.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 417.06 points or 1.34 percent to 31,499.62, Nasdaq surged 92.9 points or 0.86 percent to 10,952.61 and S&P 500 was up by 44.59 points 1.19 percent to 3,797.34.

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