The US markets ended higher on Monday on optimism about the outlook for earnings. Intel (INTC), IBM Corp. (IBM) and Netflix (NFLX) among the companies due to release their quarterly results this week. Earnings news from big-name companies like 3M (MMM), General Electric (GE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T) and Tesla (TSLA) are also likely to attract attention in the coming days. However, buying interest has waned over the course of the session, as traders look ahead to the release of some key U.S. economic data later this week. On the economic data front, continuing to signal underlying weakness in the U.S. economy, the Conference Board released a report showing a modest decrease by its index of leading U.S. economic indicators in the month of December.
The Conference Board said its leading economic index edged down by 0.1 percent in December after falling by 0.5 percent in November. Street had expected the index to decrease by 0.3 percent. The report said the lagging economic index also dipped by 0.2 percent in December following a 0.5 percent increase in November. Meanwhile, the Conference Board said the coincident economic index rose by 0.2 percent in December, matching the uptick seen in the previous month.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 138.01 points or 0.36 percent to 38,001.81, Nasdaq surged 49.32 points or 0.32 to 15,360.29 and S&P 500 was up by 10.62 points 0.22 percent to 4,850.43.
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