The US markets ended higher on Tuesday despite traders remained reluctant to make significant moves as they continued to look ahead to next week's Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed is due to announce its latest monetary policy decision next Wednesday, with the central bank widely expected to pause its recent series of interest rate hikes. Key inflation reports are also likely to be in the spotlight next week, as the data could impact whether the Fed resumes its rate hikes next month. A lack of major U.S. economic data also kept traders on the sidelines, although reports on the U.S. trade deficit and weekly jobless claims may attract some attention in the coming days.
On the sectoral front, airline stocks moved sharply higher on the day, with the NYSE Arca Airline Index soaring by 3.6 percent to its best closing level in almost a year. Substantial strength was also visible among housing stocks, as reflected by the 3.2 percent surge by the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index. The index jumped to a well over one-year closing high. Banking stocks also showed a significant move to the upside, driving the KBW Bank Index up by 3.0 percent to its best closing level in over a month. Tobacco, steel and brokerage stocks also saw considerable strength on the day, while healthcare stocks moved to the downside.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.42 points or 0.03 percent to 33,573.28, Nasdaq surged 46.99 points or 0.36 percent to 13,276.42 and S&P 500 was up by 10.06 points or 0.24 percent to 4,283.85.
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