The main US stock indexes completed the session in a positive territory

Major US stock indices grew moderately on Thursday, closing the wave of recessions on major world stock markets caused by uncertainty on the agenda of US President Donald Trump.

The reports that Trump tried to intervene in the investigation of the alleged Russian interference in the presidential elections in the US last year and that his aides had numerous undisclosed contacts with Russian officials held tensions on the market the day after the S & P 500 published the biggest fall From september.

In addition, as shown by the report submitted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the index of business activity in the manufacturing sector increased in May, reaching a level of 38.8 points compared to 22 points in April. Economists had expected the decline to 19.5 points.

However, new applications for unemployment benefits in the US unexpectedly fell last week, and the number of Americans who continue to receive unemployment benefits has reached a 28.5-year low, indicating a rapid reduction in the weakness of the labor market. Primary requests for unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 to 232,000, seasonally adjusted for the week to May 13. This returned the appeals closely to the levels that were last seen in 1973.

Most components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (21 out of 30). Leader of growth were shares of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT, + 3.20%). More shares fell shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO, -8.19%).

Most sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The growth leader was the conglomerate sector (+ 1.3%). The main materials sector fell most of all (-0.5%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.27% 20.661.78 +54.85

Nasdaq + 0.73% 6,055.13 +43.89

S & P + 0.37% 2,365.73 +8.70