US markets end higher in Monday

19 Mar 2024 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Monday. After showing a strong move to the upside early in the session, markets gave back some ground over the course of the trading day but managed to close mostly higher. Technology stocks helped lead the early rally on markets, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq showing a particularly strong move to the upside. Shares of Alphabet (GOOGL) surged by 4.6 percent after a report from Bloomberg said Apple (AAPL) is in talks to build Google's Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone. Nvidia (NVDA) also jumped early in the session ahead of its GTC Conference, where the chipmaker is expected to provide updates on its AI initiatives, but gave back ground before ending the day up by 0.7 percent.

Meanwhile, traders continued to look ahead to the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Fed is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, but the central bank's accompanying statement and economic projections could have a significant impact on the outlook for rates. On the economic data front, a report released by the National Association of Home Builders showed an unexpected improvement in U.S. homebuilder confidence in the month of March. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose to 51 in March from 48 in February. Street had expected the index to come in unchanged. With the unexpected increase, the housing market index surpassed the breakeven point of 50 for the first time since hitting 56 last July.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 75.66 points or 0.2 percent to 38,790.43, Nasdaq surged 130.27 points or 0.82 percent to 16,103.45 and S&P 500 was up by 32.33 points or 0.63 percent to 5,149.42.

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