The US markets closed mostly higher on Thursday, lifting the S&P 500 to a record finish, as Wall Street turned from the latest fiscal drama on Capitol Hill to corporate earnings. The quarterly reports also included disappointing third-quarter revenue from a handful of high-profile companies, including Dow components International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Goldman Sachs Group. IBM shares fell after the computer-services provider reported a sixth straight decline in quarterly sales and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. declined after the investment bank posted quarterly revenue below Wall Street’s expectations. On the economy front, new applications for US unemployment benefits fell in the second week of October, but jobless claims remained elevated because of processing delays in California and layoffs related to the government shutdown. The Labor Department stated that for the week ended October 12, initial jobless claims declined by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000. The average of new claims over the past month, usually a more reliable gauge than the weekly number, rose by 11,750 to 336,500. That’s the highest level since late July.
Separately, the Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing index dropped to a reading of 19.8 in October from 22.3 in September. The index has been positive for five straight months, and the new-orders component climbed to 27.5 from 21.2 in September.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.18 points or 0.01 percent to 15,371.70, the S&P 500 was up 11.61 points or 0.67 percent to 1,733.15, while Nasdaq gained 23.71 points or 0.62 percent to 3,863.15.
Indian ADRs closed mixed on Thursday; HDFC Bank was up 1.09%, ICICI Bank was up 1.01% and Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.45%. On the other hand, Wipro was down 0.28% and Infosys was down 0.21%.
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