Saturday, June 15, 2013

Dow Jones industrial index rose by 180.85 points, corresponding to 1.21%, to 15176.08 points ...




The U.S. government released data showing retail sales in May rose higher than expected, while the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time - Photo: Getty.


U.S. stock market rally of the day 13/6, despite earlier Japan's Nikkei index slid more than 800 points. Better economic data helped forecast the U.S. stock indexes rose sharply.


Specifically, the transaction closing date 13/6, the Dow Jones industrial index rose by 180.85 points, corresponding to 1.21%, to 15176.08 points. S & P 500 index gained 23.84 points, corresponding to 1.48%, closing at 1636.36 points up. The Nasdaq Composite surged 44.94 points, corresponding to 1.32%, to 3445.36 points.


While previous close, the Nikkei 225 index of Japanese market plummeted 843.94 points, corresponding to 6.35%, to 12445.38 points. Hang Seng Index of Hong Kong Stock Exchange fell 467.62 points, corresponding to 2.19%, to 20887.04 points. The Shanghai Composite fell 2.19%.


The reason why the U.S. market is not the same fate as the Asian stock market is the early morning, the U.S. government released data showing retail sales in May rose more than analysts' forecasts, while the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time, show that the U.S. economy is recovering.


Although the news that the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery more apparent, will be the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) as conditions to reduce or shorten the program to stimulate growth, such as buying fruit monthly stock worth $ 85 billion, but the day 13/6, this is the important factor supporting the market.


Besides macroeconomic information, information on trading activities and corporate merger also contributed eased investors' worries. Gannett shares, the largest system of American newspapers, over 34% to $ 26.6 after the company announced acquisition Belo television company with $ 1.5 billion. Belo shares jump 28.3% to $ 13.77.


However, the total trading volume in the market average, with about 6.3 billion shares traded on all three floors New York, American and Nasdaq, below the daily average of 6.38 billion shares from early 2013 to the present. Percentage shares rose / fell in New York trading floor is 11/2, while the Nasdaq is 16/5.

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