New York – Wall Street ended slightly higher Friday, taking advantage of the lack of news for moderately continue printed rebound the day before the monetary policy decision of the US central bank (Federal Reserve): The Dow Jones gained 0.15% and the Nasdaq 0.36%.
According to final results, the Dow Jones Industrial Average took 26.65 points 17,804.80 points and the Nasdaq, dominated by technology, 16 , 98 points to 4765.38 point
The broader S & amp;. P 500, closely followed by investors, took 0.46% or 9.42 points to 2070.65 points.
The markets are enjoying high levels achieved by the Fed, said Peter Cardillo of Rockwell Global Capital. After reaching such levels, the stock market will probably confirm this increase in year-end in the next few days.
After a little hesitant at the opening, the indices were on the upside, for the third session in a row after the release Wednesday of the Fed, which has pledged to be patient before rising interest rates currently close to zero.
In addition, the Stock Exchange took advantage of the rebound in oil prices, which seem to try to stabilize, found Peter Cardillo.
The price of a barrel of crude has indeed strongly mounted Friday, completely erasing their fall the previous day to unprecedented closing level since early May 2009.
The rebound in oil prices boosted the energy sector, experts stressed the brokerage Charles Schwab.
So, Chevron and ExxonMobil, major players in the oil sector, have each gained 3.58% to 112.93 dollars and 2.72% to 93.64 dollars.
The experts at Charles Schwab have further noted that the exchanges were a little agitated because of the simultaneous expiration of several futures contracts on equities and indices, referring to the so-called meeting of the four witches.
The bond market was him up. The yield on 10-year Treasury fell to 2.176% against 2.204% Thursday evening, and that good for 30 years at 2.774%, 2.812% against the previous close.
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(© AFP / December 19, 2014 10:38 p.m.)
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