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Aug 30, 2014
Wall Street closed: S&P 500, best August performance since 2000
FXStreet (Guatemala) - In the US, stocks picked up on best monthly gains since the start of the year as investors were encouraged by improving developments in the US economy.
Consumer confidence improved in the month of August with the public likely encouraged by improvements in the labour market. Reuters/Michigan Consumer sentiment index beat expectations and improved on the last print as well, printing 82.5 vs 80.1 consensus and 81.8 previous for July. Core PCE came in line with expectations at 1.5% for July month on month.
The S&P 500 Index scored 3.8 percent this month, the best August performance since 2000. For today, it put 0.3 percent of gains and read 2,003.37 as of 4 p.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 18.88 points to read 17,098.45 and the The Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.5 percent to read 4,580.27.
Consumer confidence improved in the month of August with the public likely encouraged by improvements in the labour market. Reuters/Michigan Consumer sentiment index beat expectations and improved on the last print as well, printing 82.5 vs 80.1 consensus and 81.8 previous for July. Core PCE came in line with expectations at 1.5% for July month on month.
The S&P 500 Index scored 3.8 percent this month, the best August performance since 2000. For today, it put 0.3 percent of gains and read 2,003.37 as of 4 p.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 18.88 points to read 17,098.45 and the The Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.5 percent to read 4,580.27.