US markets end higher on Tuesday

24 Apr 2024 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday with Nasdaq settling gain of over 245 points as several counters across various sectors continued to attract strong buying amid expectations of strong earnings from technology majors. Several technology heavyweights such as Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms are scheduled to announce their quarterly earnings this week. Other big names including Boeing, Intel, American Airlines, Chevron and Exxon Mobil are also slated to report their quarterly earnings during the course of this week. On the economic data front, the S&P Global US Composite PMI declined to 50.9 in April from 52.1 in the previous month, signaling only a slight expansion in the country's private sector, which was the softest since December, a preliminary estimate showed.

The S&P Global Flash US Manufacturing PMI fell to a four-month low of 49.9 in April 2024, from 52.0 in March. The reading was expected to come in at 52.0. The S&P Global US Services PMI dropped to a five-month low of 50.9 in April. A report released by the Commerce Department showed new home sales spiked by 8.8 percent to an annual rate of 693,000 in March after plunging by 5.1 percent to a revised rate of 637,000 in February. Street had expected new home sales to rise to an annual rate of 668,000 from the 662,000 originally reported for the previous month. Building permits fell by 3.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.467 million in March 2024, revised from a preliminary estimate of 1.458 million. This follows a 2.3 percent increase in February.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 263.71 points or 0.69 percent to 38,503.69, Nasdaq gained 245.34 points or 1.59 percent to 15,696.64 and S&P 500 was up by 59.95 points or 1.2 percent to 5,070.55. 

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