The US markets ended higher on Monday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average settling over 400 points, as traders shrugged off last week's poor start to the month of August. However, traders were waiting for Thursday's consumer price index. The inflation reading will play a key role in the Federal Reserve's September interest-rate decision. Markets are pricing in a 86.5% probability the central bank holds the headline interest rate steady. The probability of a 25 basis point increase is 13.5%. In the stock specific developments, Amgen shares climbed about 4 percent. Boeing rallied nearly 3 percent, and Johnson & Johnson gained 2.5 percent.
Alphabet shares gained 2.7 percent, and Meta Platforms advanced 1.8 percent. United Health, Caterpillar, Nike, Walmart, McDonalds, IBM, Visa, P&G, Merck, American Express and Coca-Cola advanced 0.8 to 1.6 percent. Berkshire Hathaway shares gained about 2.5 percent after the company reported record quarterly operating profit. However, Apple Inc. shares drifted down 1.7 percent, continued to be weighed down by the drop in revenues in the latest quarter. The company's earnings, but, beat Street estimates.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 407.51 points or 1.16 percent to 35,473.13, Nasdaq gained 85.16 points or 0.61 percent to 13,994.4 and S&P 500 was up by 40.41 points or 0.9 percent to 4,518.44.
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