US markets end mostly in green on Tuesday

10 Apr 2024 Evaluate

The US markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday. Markets saw considerable volatility over the course of the trading session. The volatility on markets came as traders continued to look ahead to the release of the Labor Department's report on consumer price inflation on Wednesday. Street currently expects consumer prices to rise by 0.3 percent in March following a 0.4 percent increase in February. Core consumer prices, which exclude food and energy prices, are also expected to climb by 0.3 percent in March after rising by 0.4 percent in February. The annual rate of consumer price growth is expected to accelerate to 3.4 percent in March from 3.2 percent in February, while the annual rate of core consumer price growth is expected to slow to 3.7 percent for 3.8 percent.

The inflation data could have a significant impact on the outlook for interest rates, as Federal Reserve officials have repeatedly said they need greater confidence inflation is slowing before cutting rates.on the sectoral front, gold stocks showed a significant rebound following the pullback seen on Monday, driving the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index up by 1.9 percent to a nearly eleven-month closing high. The strength among gold stocks came amid an increase by the price of the precious metal, which climbed to a new record high. Considerable strength also emerged among biotechnology stocks, as reflected by the 1.6 percent gain posted by the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index. Networking, commercial real estate and telecom stocks also showed notable moves to the upside, while energy stocks saw some weakness amid a steep drop by the price of crude oil.

Nasdaq rose 52.68 points or 0.32 percent to 16,306.64 and S&P 500 was up by 7.52 points or 0.14 percent to 5,209.91, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.02 points or 9.13 percent to 38,883.67. 


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