(Finance) – US stock markets are risingcontinuing the rally of recent weeks, with investors continuing to bet on one carried out by the Federal Reserve Next year. On the macroeconomic front, it emerged that i new construction sites started in the United States they recorded an increase of 14.8% in November, reaching 1.56 million units and exceeding analysts’ expectations.
Between US tech giants, Apple said it will suspend sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the US starting this week after losing a patent infringement dispute, while Alphabet Google said its division agreed to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit brought by US states and consumers over anticompetitive practices in the app store on Android devices.
As for the companies that have published the quarterly before the bell, Accenture confirmed the guidance after first quarter results, while FactSet revised its outlook after a growing first quarter.
Among other company announcements, Lufthansa ordered 80 aircraft from Boeing And Airbus for 9 billion dollars, while Biogen announced that the European Commission has revoked the marketing authorizations for generic versions of its multiple sclerosis drug.
Looking at the main indicesthe New York Stock Exchange shows on Dow Jones an increase of 0.52%, continuing the bullish trail highlighted by nine consecutive gains, triggered on the 7th of this month; along the same lines, small leap forward for theS&P-500, which reaches 4,759 points. Moderately rising Nasdaq 100 (+0.24%); with a similar direction, slightly positiveS&P 100 (+0.28%).
Appreciable rise in the S&P 500 for i compartments power (+1.00%), materials (+0.99%) e telecommunications (+0.77%).