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US markets gain on GDP data, corporate earnings

31 Jan 2014 Evaluate

The US markets rose higher on Thursday, as investors welcomed data showing a robust pace of growth in the economy in the final quarter of last year. Investors also focused more on strong corporate earnings from tech companies. On the economy front, the US economy expanded rapidly in the final three months of 2013, as consumers shrugged off a government shutdown and businesses sold more goods overseas. The largely positive report is likely to fuel hopes of even faster growth ahead. The total value of all goods and services produced by the economy, known as gross domestic product, grew at a 3.2% annual pace in the fourth quarter. However, the number of people who applied for US unemployment benefits rose by 19,000 to 348,000 in the seven days ended January 25, marking the highest level in six weeks. Yet the average of new claims over the past month, a more reliable gauge than the volatile weekly number, barely rose, up 750 to 333,000.

Meanwhile, a gauge of pending home sales dropped in December to the lowest level in more than two years, signaling that upcoming activity may slow down. The index of pending home sales fell 8.7% last month to 92.4, the lowest reading since October 2011, with particularly poor weather and rapidly rising home prices likely behind the plunge. All four US regions saw pending home sales fall in December, with the gauge down 10.3% in the Northeast, 9.8% in the West, 8.8% in the South and 6.8% in the Midwest.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 109.82 points or 0.70 percent to 15,848.61, Nasdaq gained 71.70 points or 1.77 percent to 4,123.13, and the S&P 500 was up by 19.99 points or 1.13 percent to 1,794.19.

Indian ADRs closed mostly in green on Thursday; Infosys was up 0.91%, ICICI Bank was up 0.54%, HDFC Bank was up 0.45% and Tata Motors was up by 0.26%. On the other hand, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was down 0.12%.

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