The US markets ended higher on Monday. However, markets showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading session. The choppy trading on markets came as traders remained reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of earnings news from several big name companies in the coming days. A lack of major U.S. economic data also kept some traders on the sidelines ahead of the release of several key reports. Reports on consumer confidence, new home sales, durable goods orders, first quarter GDP and personal income and spending are likely to attract attention in the coming days. The personal income and spending report includes a reading on inflation said to be preferred by the Federal Reserve and could impact the outlook for interest rates ahead of the Fed meeting next week.
Tech giants Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Intel (INTC), Meta Platforms (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) are among a slew of well-known companies due to report their quarterly results this week. On the sectoral front, oil service stocks moved sharply higher, driving the Philadelphia Oil Service Index up by 2.4 percent. The rally by oil service stocks came amid a notable increase by the price of crude oil, with crude for June delivery climbing $0.89 to $78.76 a barrel. On the other hand, software and computer hardware stocks came under pressure, weighing on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Reflecting the weakness in the sectors, the Dow Jones U.S. Software Index and the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index both fell by 1.1 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 66.44 points or 0.2 percent to 33,875.4 and S&P 500 was up by 3.52 points or 0.09 percent to 4,137.04, while Nasdaq fell 35.25 points or 0.29 percent to 12,037.2.
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