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  • S&P 500 cracks 1700 as stocks kick higher on upbeat economic data

    August 1, 2013 by JeeYeon Park

    Stocks kicked off the first trading day of August with a bang, as Wall Street cheered a round of upbeat economic data, propelling the S&P 500 above the 1,700 mark for the first time.

    Major averages also closed out their best July since 2010 on Wednesday. So far this year, the Dow and S&P 500 have spiked more than 19 percent, while the Nasdaq has surged an impressive 21 percent.

    Name Price Change %Change
    DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average 15643.81
    144.27 0.93%
    S&P 500 S&P 500 Index 1704.42
    18.69 1.11%
    NASDAQ Nasdaq Composite Index 3665.50
    39.13 1.08%

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened sharply higher, led by Bank of America and P&G. ExxonMobil was the only Dow component in the red.

    The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also rallied at the open. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, traded near 13.

    All key S&P sectors were in positive territory, led by financials and materials.

    On the economic front, weekly jobless claims tumbled 19,000 to a seasonally adjusted 326,000, dropping to a 5-1/2 year low, according to the Labor Department. Economists surveyed by Reuters expected a reading of 345,000, compared with 343,000 in the prior week. And the number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms declined modestly in July, with employers announcing 37,701 cuts last month, down 4.2 percent from 39,372 in June, according to the report from consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

    The reports came ahead of Friday’s widely-watched government job report. Analysts polled by Reuters expect to see a gain of 184,000 in July, after a 195,000 uptick in the previous month.

    In another positive sign, the pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector accelerated in July to the highest level since June 2011 as new orders surged, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

    Stocks ended flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve did not signal when it would start tapering its bond-buying program. However, it did raise concerns about rising mortgage rates and flagged the risks of inflation falling too far below its target. In addition, the central bank slightly downgraded its outlook for economic growth.

    Asian stocks rallied after China’s official PMI (purchasing manager’s index) data showed the country’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in July, defying forecasts of a contraction. But the picture was mixed, with a private gauge of factory activity by HSBC showing an 11-month low of 47.7 in July. Japan’s Nikkei rallied to a one-month peak on the news, the Shanghai Composite hit a one-week high and South Korea’s Kospi touched a seven-week high.

    “Official PMI is more skewed to larger companies, and the HSBC figure reflects the smaller companies and that is where you get this divergence,” said Frederic Neumann, co-head of Asian economics research at HSBC.

    In Europe, the European Central Bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent, and reiterated that rates would remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time.

    “Labor market conditions remain weak. Looking ahead to the remainder of the year and 2014, euro area growth should benefit from a gradual recovery in global demand,” said ECB president Mario Draghi in a press conference following the announcement. “Our monetary policy stance remains accommodative for as long as necessary. We have unanimously confirmed the forward guidance we gave last time.”

    Euro zone manufacturing activity grew for the first time in two years in July, with the purchasing manager’s index (PMI) climbing to 50.3 in July. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion.

    And the Bank of England left its interest rates unchanged at 0.5 percent, as expected, under its new governor, Mark Carney.

    The second-quarter earnings parade continued with Dow component Procter & Gamble topping Wall Street expectations.

    However, fellow Dow component Exxon Mobil traded lower after the oil giant posted a profit that badly missed forecasts as oil and gas output dropped and earnings for its refining business fell. Meanwhile, rival ConocoPhillips rose after the company posted better-thane-expected earnings and lifted its full-year production forecast.

    Royal Dutch Shell slumped after the oil company reported a sharp drop in earnings as it suffered from attacks on its operations in Nigeria.

    AIG, Kraft Foods and LinkedIn are among notable companies scheduled to post results after the closing bell.

    Automakers including General Motors, Ford and Toyota are slated to posts monthly sales figures throughout the day.

    —By CNBC’s JeeYeon Park (Follow JeeYeon on Twitter: @JeeYeonParkCNBC)

    Originally Posted at CNBC on August 1, 2013 by JeeYeon Park.

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