The
Nasdaq Composite climbed to the highest level in 15 years, topping its
dot-com-era closing high, as U.S. stocks shrugged off mixed earnings and
disappointing manufacturing data from across the globe. Oil rose to a
four-month high.
The
Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.3 percent at 12:26 p.m. in New York, poised
to close at a record for the first time in 15 years. The Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index climbed 0.3 percent. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dropped
0.6 percent. The euro rose on speculation that Greece and its creditors
will reach a deal to receive aid payments. Oil jumped 3.2 percent.
Gains
Thursday in Microsoft Inc. and EBay boosted the Nasdaq, while the
S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are within striking
distance of all-time highs as earnings from large companies surpass
estimates even as the strong dollar weighs on overseas sales. Slower
expansion in euro-area manufacturing and a decline in Chinese factory
data signaled Asian stimulus measures and European Central Bank bond
purchases have yet to take hold.
Source : Bloomberg
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