The US markets closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record all-time high, after mildly positive manufacturing data and better-than-expected car sales boosted confidence. US manufacturing companies expanded in March at a slightly faster pace compared to the prior month. The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index rose to 53.7% from 53.2% in February. The final Markit PMI for the US in March was unchanged at 55.5, down from 57.1 in February. Still, any reading over 50 in the purchasing managers index indicates growth. In March, the output or production index totaled 57.5, little changed from the prior month. New orders dipped to 58.1 from 59.6 and employment fell to 53.9 from 54.1 in February.
Meanwhile, US light vehicle sales surged to an annualized rate of 16.4 million in March, from 15.34 million in February. Every category -- domestic cars, domestic trucks, imported cars and imported trucks -- saw sales gains. March’s gains were the highest rate since November. Separately, outlays for US construction projects rose 0.1% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $945.7 billion, led by nonresidential projects Both private and public construction spending rose 0.1% in February.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 74.95 points or 0.46 percent, to 16,532.61, the Nasdaq Composite was up by 69.05 points or 1.64 percent, to 4,268.04, while the S&P 500 gained 13.18 points or 0.70 percent, to close at 1,885.52.
The Indian ADRs closed mostly in green on Tuesday; Infosys was up 1.02%, Tata Motors was up 0.64%, ICICI Bank was up 0.64% and Wipro was up 0.33%. On the other hand, HDFC Bank was down by 0.01%.
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