US markets end higher on Tuesday

29 Nov 2023 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday on the heels of remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller adding to recent optimism the Fed is done raising interest rates. Waller said he is increasingly confident that policy is currently well positioned to slow the economy and get inflation back to 2 percent. however, Waller warned that he cannot say for sure whether the Fed has done enough to achieve price stability but expressed hope incoming economic data will help answer that question. Overall trading activity remained subdued with traders reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of several key economic reports in the coming days.

On Thursday, the Commerce Department is due to release its report on personal income and spending in the month of October. The report includes readings on inflation said to be preferred by the Fed and could impact the outlook for interest rates. The uptick by the Dow was partly due to a strong gain by shares of Boeing (BA), with the aerospace giant jumping by 1.4 percent to its best closing level in well over two months. On the sectorial front, Gold stocks extended the rally seen during Monday's session, driving the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index up by 4.5 percent to a nearly four-month closing high. The rally by gold stocks came amid a sharp increase by the price of the precious metal, with gold for December delivery surging $27.60 to $2,040 ounce.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 83.51 points or 0.24 percent to 35,416.98, Nasdaq gained 40.73 points or 0.29 percent to 14,281.76 and S&P 500 was up by 4.46 points 0.1 percent to 4,554.89. 


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