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Stocks Stage Comeback as Inflation Said to be Peaking

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as the March consumer prices report showed inflation excluding volatile food and energy costs was slightly less than expected. A drop in rates helped boost stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrials raced 237.28 points to start Tuesday at 34,545.36.

The S&P 500 jumped 47.63 points, or 1.1%, to 4,460.16

The NASDAQ Composite re-attached 265.96 points, or 2%, to 13,677.91.

Tech stocks rallied following the consumer prices report. Microsoft jumped 1.4%. Chip stock Nvidia popped 3.7%, Qualcomm jumped 2.7% and Broadcom rallied 2.5%. Tesla rallied 2.9%.

Energy stocks followed oil prices upward. Devon Energy jumped 4.6%, Marathon Oil popped 4.4%, Chevron spiked 3.8%.

Consumer prices for March increased 1.2% month-to-month and 8.5% annually, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. But traders were focusing on the core reading, which excludes food and energy prices.

Core CPI in March increased 0.3%, below the consensus economist estimate from Dow Jones of 0.5%. Core prices on an annual basis were up 6.5%.

Treasury prices gained ground, putting yields back down to 2.71%, from Monday’s 2.77%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Oil prices regained $4.97 to $99.26 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices jumped $19.00 to $1,967.20 U.S. an ounce.

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