The US markets closed higher on Tuesday, making a swift, late-session rebound after a report that European officials were moving toward a plan to recapitalize the region’s banks. There was some report that European Union ministers were examining ways of coordinating recapitalizations of financial institutions. However, for most of the session, stocks had headed lower on worries about European debt. Remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, which hinted at further steps to stimulate the economy, failed to shift the major indexes out of the red. Fed Chairman Bernanke noted slower than expected US economic recovery and highlighted the sluggish job market. In testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, Bernanke stated that the central bank was ready to take more action if necessary to bolster the US economic recovery.
Earlier, Europe’s debt debacle continued to rattle investors, with Greece’s finance minister saying that the nation can cover pensions, salaries and bondholders through the middle of next month. European commissioner for economic affairs, stated capital positions of European banks must be reinforced to provide additional safety margins and thus reduce uncertainty. Meanwhile, Italy's government-bond ratings were downgraded yesterday by Moody's Investors Service to A2 from Aa2, with a negative outlook.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 153.41 points, or 1.44 percent, to 10,808.70. The Standard and Poor’s 500 closed higher by 24.72 points, or 2.25 percent, to 1,123.95, while the Nasdaq composite gained 68.99 points, or 2.95 percent, to 2,404.82.
The Indian ADRs closed mixed on Tuesday, Infosys Technologies was up by 0.68%, HDFC Bank was up by 0.28% and Wipro was up by 0.14%. On the flip side, ICICI Bank was down by 1.52% and MTNL was down by 0.01%.
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