US markets end higher on Tuesday

07 Aug 2024 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday as investors shrugged off fears of a recession and geopolitical concerns, and chose to indulge in some buying at reduced levels. On the economic data front, reflecting a sharp increase in the value of exports, the Commerce Department released a report showing the U.S. trade deficit narrowed in the month of June. The Commerce Department said the trade deficit shrank to $73.1 billion in June from a revised $75.0 billion in May. Street had expected the trade deficit to decrease to $72.4 billion from the $75.1 billion originally reported for the previous month. The narrower trade deficit came as the value of exports jumped by 1.5 percent to $265.9 billion, while the value of imports rose by 0.6 percent to $339.0 billion. 

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Fed raised its third quarter growth projection for the U.S. economy, citing latest economic data including the ISM indexes. Real gross domestic product growth estimate, based on the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model, was lifted to 2.9 percent from 2.5 percent predicted on August 1. In the stock specific developments, Nvidia Corporation shares surged nearly 4 percent. Meta Platforms also gained nearly 4 percent. Texas Instruments advanced 3.2 percent. Shares of Uber soared 11 percent after the company reported better than expected second quarter results. Caterpillar shares gained 3 percent, after the company's second quarter results exceeded street estimates on both the top and bottom lines.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 294.39 points or 0.76 percent to 38,997.66, Nasdaq gained 166.77 points or 1.03 percent to 16,366.85 and S&P 500 was up by 53.7 points or 1.04 percent to 5,240.03.  


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