The US markets ended mostly in green on Thursday, with Nasdaq settling over one and half percent. The rebound on markets partly reflected a positive reaction to earnings news from Nvidia (NVDA), with the chipmaker soaring by 24.4 percent to a record closing high. Nvidia spiked after reporting better than expected fiscal fourth quarter results and forecasting fiscal second quarter revenue well above street estimates. The news contributed to a rally by semiconductor stocks, resulting in a 6.8 percent surge by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index. The index reached its best closing level in over a year. Software and computer hardware stocks also saw significant strength, driving the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Software Index up by 3.9 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively.
However, traders kept an eye on any developments in the U.S. debt ceiling negotiations amid lingering concerns about a potential default. On the economic data front, economic front, revised data released by the Commerce Department showed economic growth in the U.S. slowed less than previously estimated in the first three month of 2023. The Commerce Department said gross domestic product climbed by 1.3 percent in the first quarter compared to the previously estimated 1.1 percent increase. Street had expected the pace of GDP growth to be unrevised. Despite the upward revision, the GDP growth in the first quarter still reflects a slowdown from the 2.6 percent jump seen in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Nasdaq rose 213.93 points or 1.71 percent to 12,698.09 and S&P 500 was up by 36.04 points or 0.88 percent to 4,151.28, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35.27 points or 0.11 percent to 32,764.65.
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