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

The major US stock indices rose significantly amid a sharp rebound in technological stocks after a sell-off ahead of a long weekend, marking the end of the volatile quarter on Wall Street.

The focus of investors' attention was also data on the United States. The index of purchasing managers in Chicago fell to 57.4 in March from 61.9 in February, noting the minimum level for the year. Operating activities of companies continued to expand, but the pace of expansion slowed for the third consecutive month. 3 of the 5 components of the index weakened, only employment and supply of suppliers expanded. Compared to March 2017, the index rose by 0.5%.

At the same time, the final results of the studies presented by Thomson-Reuters and the Michigan Institute showed that in March, US consumers felt more optimistic about the economy than last month. According to the data, the consumer sentiment index rose to 101.4 compared with the final reading for February 99.7 and the preliminary value for March 102.0. It was predicted that the index will be 102.0 points.

The cost of oil grew by about 0.8%, helped by the prospect that OPEC will adhere to its oil production restrictions by the end of this year. Recall, OPEC, Russia and some other producers that are not part of OPEC, began to reduce production in January 2017, which has since raised the price of Brent by about a quarter.

Almost all components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (27 out of 30). The leader of growth was shares of Intel Corporation (INTC, + 3.57%). Outsider were shares of General Electric Company (GE, -1.54%).

All sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The conglomerate sector grew most (+ 2.5%).

At closing:

Dow 24,103.11 +254.69 +1.07%

S & P 500 2,640.87 +35.87 +1.38%

Nasdaq 100 7,063.44 +114.22 +1.64%