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By Shashwat Chauhan and Sukriti Gupta
Feb 13 (Reuters) -
Wall Street's main indexes moved higher on Thursday as
investors parsed the latest producer prices data, while the
prospect of Russia-Ukraine peace talks spurred some risk-taking.
The
producer price index
for final demand rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly
revised 0.5% gain in December, the Labor Department's Bureau of
Labor Statistics said.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI rising
0.3%. In the 12 months through January, the PPI advanced 3.5%
after increasing 3.3% in December.
"The revisions indicated higher inflation in the past,
which make today's unexpectedly high inflation number look small
in comparison," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at
Bokeh Capital Partners.
Yields across government bonds also turned lower after
the data, with the yield on the 10-year note last at
4.55%.
Before the report, traders of futures contracts that
settle to the federal funds rate
placed
close to a 60% chance that the U.S. Federal Reserve would
still be on hold in July, although that chance fell to about 52%
after the data.
Separately, the number of Americans filing new
applications for unemployment benefits
decreased
last week, suggesting the labor market remained stable
early in February.
A January consumer price index reading on Wednesday showed
the highest increase in prices in nearly a year-and-a-half,
underscoring the Fed's messaging that it was in no rush to
resume cutting interest rates anytime soon.
The last reading of the personal consumption expenditures
price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, showed the
fastest rise in months. Persistent signs of rising inflation
could mean the central bank's policymakers will be cautious
about cutting rates at all this year.
Meanwhile, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin and
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had expressed a desire
for peace in separate phone conversations with him on Wednesday.
He also posted on his social media platform that he would
detail the latest in a barrage of tariffs on imports to the U.S.
he has unveiled since taking office last month in a press
conference at 1 p.m. (1800 GMT).
At 9:54 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
rose 35.89 points, or 0.08%, to 44,404.45, the S&P 500
gained 10.08 points, or 0.16%, to 6,061.80 and the Nasdaq
Composite gained 73.49 points, or 0.37%, to 19,723.45.
Seven of the 11 S&P 500 sectors traded higher, with
consumer discretionary and materials being
the top gainers.
Megacaps were mixed, although Tesla and Nvidia ( NVDA )
outperformed with a rise of 3.2% and 1.3%.
Trade Desk ( TTD ) dropped 31.4% after the ad tech firm
forecast its first-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates.
Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) added 2.4% after the
network-equipment maker raised its annual revenue forecast,
while Robinhood Markets ( HOOD ) jumped 11.9% as the trading
platform beat fourth-quarter profit expectations.
Deere fell 3.3% after the world's largest
farm-equipment maker's quarterly revenue slumped 35% and missed
analysts' expectations.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.56-to-1 ratio
on the NYSE and by a 1.61-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P 500 posted 21 new 52-week highs and seven new
lows, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 63 new highs and 38
new lows.