US markets end in green on Wednesday

27 Jun 2024 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Wednesday after a somewhat sluggish session as investors made cautious moves while awaiting the release of personal consumption expenditures price index report, due on Friday. Data on first quarter GDP, durable goods orders for the month of May, and jobless claims report are also due this week. Bank stocks were in focus ahead of the central bank's annual stress test. Shares of energy firms struggled a bit due to sluggish oil prices. Meanwhile, Amazon rallied about 4 percent, and the surge lifted the stock's market cap past $2 trillion. Apple Inc, Tesla Inc., Walmart, Home Depot, United Parcel Service and Boeing gained 1 to 4 percent.

On the economic data front, a report released by the Commerce Department showed new home sales in the U.S. saw a substantial decrease in the month of May, plunging by 11.3 percent to an annual rate of 619,000, after jumping by 2.0 percent to a revised rate of 698,000 in April. Street had expected new home sales to rise to an annual rate of 640,000 from the 634,000 originally reported for the previous month. Meanwhile, building permits in the U.S. fell by 2.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.399 million in May, revised higher from a preliminary estimate of 1.386 million.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15.64 points or 0.04 percent to 39,127.8, Nasdaq surged 87.5 points or 0.49 percent to 17,805.16 and S&P 500 was up by 8.6 points or 0.16 percent to 5,477.9.  


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