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US markets closes in green; Dow ends at record high for fifth day

12 Mar 2013 Evaluate

The US markets edged higher on Monday, bringing the S&P 500 within nine points of an all-time high and the Dow industrials extending its longest winning run in nearly a year. The markets have been supported by better-than-expected economic data and signs that Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus policies in place for some time. Though, the 2014 budget to be unveiled this week by House Republicans will re-open a GOP drive to repeal President Barack Obama’s health-care law, an uphill battle that some Republicans nonetheless see as worth fighting. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, is preparing to release on Tuesday a budget that would curb new government spending by about $5 trillion over a decade without raising new taxes and also slow growth in annual spending. With Democrats firmly in control of the Senate, a repeal of the president’s signature health-care law would be virtually impossible.

In Europe, Italy’s statistics agency reported gross domestic product contracted 0.9% in the fourth quarter, matching its first estimate. The economy contracted 2.8% from the quarter a year ago, slightly faster than previous estimate of 2.7% decline. For 2012, the economy shrank 2.4%. The economy declined for the sixth quarter in a row. Also, Fitch Ratings lowered Italy’s credit rating by one notch to BBB+, only three levels higher than junk rating. The rating company highlighted political uncertainty at the time of economic weakness. Fitch also estimated economy to contract 1.8% in 2013 and the budget deficit at 2.5% of GDP.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 50.22 points or 0.35 percent to 14,447.30, the S&P 500 inched up by 5.04 points or 0.32 percent to 1,556.22 and the Nasdaq added 8.51 points or 0.26 percent to 3,252.87.

The Indian ADRs made a mixed closing on Monday, ICICI Bank was up 0.28%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.22% and Tata Motors was up by 0.21%. On the other hand, Infosys was down by 0.71% and HDFC Bank was down 0.04%.

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