US markets end in green on Wednesday

12 Oct 2023 Evaluate

The US markets ended in green on Wednesday as treasury yields saw further downside. Treasuries have recently benefited from their appeal as a safe haven amid the deadly conflict between Hamas and Israel. Traders largely shrugged off a Labor Department report showing producer prices in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of September. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand climbed by 0.5 percent in September after advancing by 0.7 percent in August. Street had expected prices to rise by 0.4 percent. The producer price growth was partly due to a continued surge in energy prices, which spiked by 3.3 percent in September after skyrocketing by 10.3 percent in August.

The report also said the annual rate of producer price growth accelerated to 2.2 percent in September from a revised 2.0 percent in August. Street had expected the pace of price growth to come in unchanged compared to the 1.6 percent originally reported for the previous month. However, upside remained limited as  the Labor Department is scheduled to release its more closely watched report on consumer price inflation in the month of September. On the sectoral front, Gold stocks turned in a strong performance on the day, resulting in a 2.3 percent jump by the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index. The strength among gold stocks came amid an increase by the price of the precious metal, with gold for December delivery climbing $12 to $1,887.30 an ounce.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 65.57 points or 0.19 percent to 33,804.87, Nasdaq rose 96.83 points or 0.71 percent to 13,659.68 and S&P 500 was up by 18.71 points or 0.43 percent to 4,376.95. 


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