US markets end sharply higher on Tuesday

28 Jun 2023 Evaluate

The US markets ended sharply higher on Tuesday. The rally on markets partly reflected optimism the US economy will avoid a recession following the release of several upbeat reports. The Commerce Department released a report showing an unexpected surge in new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods in the month of May. The report said durable goods orders shot up by 1.7 percent in May after jumping by an upwardly revised 1.2 percent in April. Street had expected durable goods orders to slump by 1.0 percent compared to the 1.1 percent advance that had been reported for the previous month. Excluding a surge in orders for transportation equipment, durable goods orders climbed by 0.6 percent in May after falling by a revised 0.6 percent in April. Ex-transportation orders were expected to edge down by 0.1 percent compared to the 0.2 percent dip that had been reported for the previous month.

A separate Commerce Department unexpectedly showed a sharp increase in new home sales in the U.S. in the month of May. The report said new home sales soared 12.2 percent to an annual rate of 763,000 in May after surging 3.5 percent to a revised rate of 680,000 in April. Street had expected new home sales to slump 1.2 percent to an annual rate of 675,000 from the 683,000 originally reported for the previous month. With the unexpected spike, new home sales reached their highest level since hitting a rate of 773,000 in February 2022. Another report released by the Conference Board showed a significant improvement in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of June. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index jumped to 109.7 in June from a revised 102.5 in May. Street had expected the index to rise to 103.7 from the 102.3 originally reported for the previous month.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 212.03 points or 0.63 percent to 33,926.74, Nasdaq surged 219.9 points or 1.65 percent to 13,555.67 and S&P 500 was up by 49.59 points or 1.15 percent to 4,378.41.


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