The US markets edged higher on Thursday, snapping a two-session losing streak, as investors eagerly awaited Friday’s May employment report for clues about monetary policy. On the economy front, the number of people who applied last week for unemployment benefits fell, but the modest decline pointed to little change in a soft US labor market that’s still struggling to generate new jobs. Initial jobless claims fell by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 346,000 in the week ended June 1, the Labor Department stated. The four-week average of claims, a more reliable measure than the volatile weekly number, rose by 4,500 to 352,500 to mark the highest level in six weeks. Separately, households have recovered wealth lost in the recession while cutting their debts, according to Federal Reserve data released. Household net worth grew by about $3 trillion in three months to $70.3 trillion at the end of the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser called for the largest financial institutions to hold more capital to help prevent a repeat of the recent financial crisis, and renewed his call for reducing the pace of Fed stimulus. The policy making Federal Open Market Committee next meets on June 18-19. The Philadelphia Fed chief, who doesn’t vote on FOMC policy this year, dissented twice from the committee’s decisions in 2011, opposing moves to add monetary stimulus.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 80.03 points or 0.53 percent, to close at 15,040.60. The Nasdaq added 22.58 points or 0.66 percent, to end at 3,424.05, while the S&P 500 edged higher 13.66 points or 0.85 percent, to close at 1,622.56.
The Indian ADRs closed mostly in green on Thursday, ICICI Bank was up 0.87%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.63%, Tata Motors was up 0.40% and Tata Communications was up 0.13%. On the other hand, HDFC Bank was down by 0.04%.
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