United States stock markets closed higher on Thursday after a day characterized by the release of new economic data that came better than expected.
Earlier, the Department of Labor revealed that the number of seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims in the United States increased by 11,000 to 239,000 in the week ending April 8. Besides, the institution also published that producer prices went down by 0.5% in March. Both results added optimism to the markets, pushing stocks higher.
At the close, the Dow Jones increased by 1.14% or 380 points, with Apple up by 3.41%. At the same time, the Nasdaq 100 added 2.03%, Enphase led the index winners, surging by 6.97%. The S&P 500 notched its best close in two months at 4,146 points, or 1.33% higher on the day, while SolarEdge Technologies climbed 7.70%.
The euro advanced by 0.49% against the dollar at 3:58 pm ET, selling for $1.10460.
