Pending home sales unexpectedly surged to continue the recent trend of relatively better-than-expected data from the economic front, jumping 6.7% in April on top of the 3.2% advance posted in March. Economists had forecast a 0.5% increase. More from Bloomberg...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 19 points (0.2%) to close at 8,741, the S&P 500 Index advanced 2 points (0.2%) to 945, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 8 points (0.4%) to 1,837. Crude oil fell $0.03 to $68.55 per barrel, and gold increased $6.38 to $981.65 per ounce.
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