The US markets ended marginally higher on Thursday after the Labor Department released a report showing the annual rate of consumer price inflation accelerated by slightly less than expected in the month of July. The report said the annual rate of growth by consumer prices accelerated to 3.2 percent in July from 3.0 percent in June, while street had expected the pace of price growth to accelerate to 3.3 percent. The Labor Department also said its consumer price index rose by 0.2 percent on a monthly basis in July, matching the uptick seen in June as well as expectations. Excluding food and energy prices, core consumer prices also rose by 0.2 percent for the second straight month in July, in line with estimates.
Meanwhile, the annual rate of growth by core consumer prices slowed to 4.7 percent in July from 4.8 percent in June. The rate of growth was expected to be unchanged. On the sectoral front, Despite the pullback by the broader markets, networking stocks saw continued strength, with the NYSE Arca Networking Index climbing by 1.9 percent after ending Wednesday's trading at its lowest closing level in well over two months. Telecom stocks also held on to notable gains, driving the NYSE Arca North American Telecom Index up by 1.0 percent to a three-month closing high. On the other hand, housing stocks came under pressure over the course of the session, dragging the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index down by 1.2 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 52.79 points or 0.15 percent to 35,176.15, Nasdaq gained 15.97 points or 0.12 percent to 13,737.99 and S&P 500 was up by 1.12 points or 0.03 percent to 4,468.83.
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