US markets end in green on Monday

08 Nov 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Monday. Meanwhile, Dow Jones Industrial Average benefited from a strong gain by Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), with the drugstore chain surging by 4.1 percent to its best closing level in almost three months. The jump by Walgreens came after affiliate VillageMD agreed to acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a leading provider of primary, specialty and urgent care, for approximately $8.9 billion. On the sectoral front, Oil service stocks moved sharply higher on the day, driving the Philadelphia Oil Service Index up by 2.9 percent to a five-month closing high. Significant strength also emerged among computer hardware and semiconductor stocks, with the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surging by 2.4 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively.

Transportation stocks also turned in a strong performance on the day, resulting in a 2.0 percent jump by the Dow Jones Transportation Average. However, earlier in the day, traders seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the US midterm elections on Tuesday and the release of consumer price inflation data on Thursday. The midterm elections will determine whether Democrats maintain control of Congress, while the inflation data could impact the outlook for interest rates. Street expect a modest slowdown in the annual rate of consumer price growth, which could add to optimism about a slowdown in the pace of rate hikes.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 423.78 points or 1.31 percent to 32,827, Nasdaq gained 89.27 points or 0.85 percent to 10,564.52 and S&P 500 was up by 36.25 points 0.96 percent to 3,806.8.

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