Thursday’s Economic Data Signals a Growing Economy

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Thursday’s motion drew assist from a better-than-expected housing begins and constructing permits report for December.

The NAS Comp (+0.6%) and S&P 500 (+0.03%) completed at recent document highs Thursday on the power in a number of Mega-caps

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) 136.87, +4.84, or +3.7% was probably the most influential mover on the day aided by a price-target improve to 152 from 144 at Morgan Stanley. 

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) 3306.99, +43.61, or +1.3%, and Fb (NASDAQ:FB) 272.87, +5.39, or +2.0%) joined in because the Mega-cap leaders and prolonged their weekly gainers to between 6-8%. 

The iShares US Dwelling Building ETF (NYSEArcs:ITB) 61.38, +0.90, or +1.5% and Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (+1.5%) closed at document highs.

The US Greenback Index (.DXY) declined 0.4% to 90.08. WTI Crude Oil futures declined 0.3%, or 0.16, to 53.12bbl.

US Housing begins elevated 5.8% m/m in December to a seasonally adjusted annual price of 1.669-M the strongest begin since September 2006. 

Constructing permits rose 4.5% M-M to 1.709-M ) the strongest tempo since August 2006.

The Key takeaway from the report is the expansion was pushed solely by single-unit dwellings.

The Philly Fed Index jumped to 26.5 in January from an upwardly revised 9.1 in December from 8.5.

Thursday, the benchmark US inventory market indexes completed at: DJIA -12.37 to 31176.01, NAS Comp +73.67 at 13530.92, S&P 500 +1.22 at 3853.07

Quantity: Commerce on the NYSE got here in at: 890-M/shares exchanged.

HeffX-LTN’s general technical outlook of the key US inventory market indexes is Bullish with a Very Bullish bias in right here.

• Russell 2000 +8.4% YTD
• NAS Comp +5.0% YTD
• S&P 500 +2.6% YTD
• DJIA +1.9% YTD

Trying Forward: Traders will obtain Current Dwelling Gross sales for December and the flash IHS Markit Manufacturing and Companies PMIs for January Friday.

Have a wholesome weekend, Hold the Religion!

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