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US markets gain as factory orders rose in February

03 Apr 2013 Evaluate

The US markets edged higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hitting record closing highs as US factory orders rose in February, in line with expectations. The orders for goods produced in US factories rose 3% in February to mark the biggest gain in five months, mainly because of increased orders for aircraft. Excluding transportation, orders rose a scant 0.3%. Orders for durable goods - products meant to last at least three years - jumped 5.6% in February. Also, Americans bought more cars in March as most automakers reported record auto sales in the moth. Ford Motor Company stated that its US sales rose 5.7% in March and Chrysler Group LLC, which is owned by Italy’s Fiat SpA - US sale climbed 5% in March from the same period a year ago, marking the best monthly sales since December 2007. General Motors Company’s US sales rose 6.4% during March.

Meanwhile, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart stated that the Fed will probably need to strengthen the US labor market by pressing on with asset purchases later into this year or into 2014. Lockhart, who doesn’t vote on monetary policy this year, has supported the central bank’s monthly purchases of $85 billion in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to reduce 7.7 percent unemployment. Chairman Ben S. Bernanke stated last month that the Fed would alter the size of its monthly buying in response to changes in the job market, including wages, jobless claims and payrolls.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 89.16 points or 0.61 percent to 14,662.00, the S&P 500 added 8.08 points or 0.52 percent to 1,570.25 and the Nasdaq jumped 15.69 points or 0.48 percent to 3,254.86.

The Indian ADRs closed in green on Tuesday, Infosys was up 0.92%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.85%, Tata Motors was up 0.73%, Wipro was up 0.39% and HDFC Bank was up 0.37%.

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