The energy sector sent New York Stock Exchange up Tuesday night. Dow Jones ended up 0.3 percent to 18,036.70, while the broader S & amp; P 500 index rose 0.2 percent to 2095.84.
Technology Heavy Nasdaq fell however 0.2 per cent to 4977, 29.
The top 10 S & amp; P 500 shares were within the energy sector. The reason was higher oil prices. Tuesday night traded Brent crude for $ 59.71 a barrel, up 1.2 percent. The price is about the same level as when the Oslo Stock Exchange closed.
Investors did not appreciably weaker figures than expected and mixed profit figures, says Mark Watch.
Semiconductor sector fell before Intel presented figures . Intel earned 41 cents per share in Q1. It guides revenues of $ 13.2 billion in Q2, plus or minus $ 500 million. The expectation has been at $ 13.5 billion.
The stock fell 0.8 percent in regular trading, but is up three prosenti after the trade.
Increased inventories
stocks of unsold goods in US retail, wholesalers and factories increased by 0.3 percent on a monthly basis in February.
According to TDN Finans was expected that stocks would increase by 0.2 percent.
NFIB fell surprisingly
The American sentiment index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) fell from 98.0 in February to 95.2 in March.
The consensus was, according to our macro calendar of 98.0 points.
The index provides an atmospheric report on how the state of American small business.
The latest 15 years small businesses accounted for around 60 percent of employment growth in the United States.
Disappointing retail
Retailers in the US rose 0.9 percent on a monthly basis in March. If we disregard car sales were retail up 0.4 percent.
According to TDN Finans was expected that retail exclusive car sales would be up 0.7 percent on a monthly basis. Including cars were expecting a rise of 1.1 percent.
Retailers of “control,” which are exclusive dealers, building materials and gasoline stations, was up 0.3 percent. Here it was expecting a rise of 0.5 percent.
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