US markets end sharply higher on Tuesday

15 Nov 2023 Evaluate

The US markets ended sharply higher on Tuesday, with Nasdaq settling over 300 points. The rally on markets came following the release of the Labor Department's highly anticipated report on consumer price inflation in the month of October. The Labor Department said its consumer price index was unchanged in October after climbing by 0.4 percent in September. Street had expected consumer prices to inch up by 0.1 percent. Excluding food and energy prices, core consumer prices edged up by 0.2 percent in October after rising by 0.3 percent in September. Core prices were expected to rise by another 0.3 percent. The report also said the annual rate of consumer price growth slowed to 3.2 percent in October from 3.7 percent in September. Street had expected the pace of growth to decelerate to 3.3 percent.

Core consumer prices were up by 4.0 percent compared to the same month a year ago, reflecting the smallest year-over-year increase since September 2021. The annual rate of core consumer price growth was expected to come in unchanged from 4.1 percent in the previous month. Besides, treasury yields moved sharply lower following the release of the report, adding to the buying interest on markets. On the economic data front, Airline stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the trading session, with the NYSE Arca Airline Index soaring by 6.7 percent to its best closing level in a month. Substantial strength was also visible among housing stocks, as reflected by the 5.5 percent spike by the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index. The index jumped to a three-month closing high. Interest rate-sensitive commercial real estate stocks also saw considerable strength, resulting in a 5.4 percent surge by the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 489.83 points or 1.43 percent to 34,827.7, Nasdaq surged 326.64 points or 2.37 percent to 14,094.38 and S&P 500 was up by 84.15 points or 1.91 percent to 4,495.7.  


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