The US markets ended higher on Tuesday, with Nasdaq settling higher over one percent, following the release of a Labor Department report showing producer prices in the U.S. crept up by much less than expected in the month of October. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand inched up by 0.2 percent in October, matching a revised uptick in September. Street expected producer prices to climb by 0.5 percent compared to the 0.4 percent increase originally reported for the previous month. The report also showed the annual rate of producer price growth slowed to 8.0 percent in October from 8.4 percent in September. The year-over-year growth was expected to edge down to 8.3 percent. The strength on markets also came amid a surge by shares of Walmart, with the retail giant spiking by 6.5 percent. The jump by Walmart came after the company reported better than expected third quarter results and announced a $20 billion share buyback.
However, markets pulled back well off their best levels of the day following reports Russian missiles crossed into Poland, killing two people. On the sectoral front, semiconductor stocks turned in some of the market's best performances on the day, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index spiking by 3.0 percent to its best closing level in well over two months. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) posted a standout gain on news Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has bought more than $4.1 billion of the chipmaker's stock. Significant strength also remained visible among housing stocks, as reflected by the 2.0 percent surge by the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index.
Dow Jones Industrial Average added 56.22 points or 0.17 percent to 33,592.92, Nasdaq rose 162.19 points or 1.45 percent to 11,358.41 and S&P 500 was up by 34.48 points 0.87 percent to 3,991.73.
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