Dow Jones closes up 173.01 points after US reveals inflation

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Dow Jones closes up 173.01 points after US reveals inflation Keep an eye on the Fed meeting

The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange index closed positive on Tuesday (Dec. 12) after the United States released inflation figures that were in line with expectations. While investors are keeping an eye on the results of the United States (Fed) monetary policy meeting today, US time.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 36,577.94 points, up 173.01 points or +0.48%, the S&P500 index closed at 4,643.70 points, up 21.26 points or +0.46%, and the Nasdaq index closed at 14,533.40 points, up 100.91 points or +0.70%.

All three major indexes closed in positive territory for the fourth day in a row. Additionally, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its highest level since Jan. 4, 2022, while the S&P 500 closed at its highest level since Jan. 14. 2022 and the Nasdaq Index closed at its highest level since March 29, 2022.

The US Department of Labor revealed that The Headline Consumer Price Index (Headline CPI), which includes food and energy categories, rose 3.1% in November year-on-year. In line with analysts' expectations from 3.2% in October.

On a monthly basis, the headline CPI index rose 0.1% in November, contrary to analysts' expectations of no increase from October. or increased by 0.0%

The Core CPI, which does not include food and energy, increased 4.0% in November year-on-year. In line with analysts' expectations from 4.0% in October.

Investors are keeping an eye on the results of the Fed meeting, which will be announced today (Dec. 13) US time, as well as keeping an eye on the Fed's policy interest rate forecast (dot plot) and Mr. Jerome Powell's statement. Chairman of the Fed to find signs indicating the direction of the Fed's interest rates in 2024.

After the US released the CPI numbers, investors put almost 100% of their weight in predicting that the Fed would maintain interest rates at 5.25-5.50% in this meeting. But the latest data from CME Group's FedWatch Tool suggests investors have shed some weight on expectations that the Fed will start cutting interest rates at its March meeting. 2024 and adds weight to expectations that the Fed will begin cutting interest rates at its May meeting. 2567

Technology stocks rose for a fourth day in a row and were the strongest gainers among the 11 stocks included in the S&P 500 index, while energy stocks fell the hardest. After WTI oil prices plummeted nearly 4%

Shares of Oracle, a major US cloud service provider, fell 12.44% after the company revealed weaker-than-expected results. This is because the cloud business's revenue has slowed down.

In addition to the Fed meeting Investors are also keeping an eye on US economic data this week. Today the United States will release the Producer Price Index (PPI) for November, while on Thursday it will reveal the number of weekly jobless claims and November retail sales. And on Friday, the industrial production for November will be revealed. Including the December Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing and service sectors from S&P Global.