The US stock indices closed the trading session on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, with a significant increase, supported by the positive results of the quarterly companies’ business, in addition to the optimism that dominated the dealers after the sharp losses suffered by the American Stock Exchange during the past days.
American indices in the session Tuesday, July 19, 2022
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 2.4%, or 754 points, to close at 31,827 points.
The broader “Standard & Poor’s 500” index also rose by 2.8%, or 106 points, to record 3936 points.
The “Nasdaq” index rose by 3.1%, or 353 points, to record the level of 11,713 points.
The performance of US stocks in the session Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Halliburton achieved an increase in profits during the second quarter of this year thanks to the rise in oil prices, which pushed the stock to rise 2.1%.
While Johnson & Johnson’s stock fell by 1.4% after the company cut its profit forecast for the total for the current year due to the strength of the dollar.
Twitter’s stock rose more than 2% during the trading session, after the company obtained court permission to expedite the lawsuit against Elon Musk.
Twitter filed a lawsuit against Musk after he announced his withdrawal from the implementation of the offer to buy the company for $ 44 billion, after disputes over the actual number of fake accounts.
European and Japanese stocks in the session Tuesday, July 19, 2022
With regard to the European markets, during the session of Tuesday, July 19, 2022, the “Stoxx 600” index rose by about 1.4%, or the equivalent of 6 points, to record the level of 423 points, and the French “CAC” index rose by 1.8%, or the equivalent of 109 points, Recording a level of 6201 points.
The German “DAX” index rose by 2.7% by about 348 points to 13,308 points, and the British “FTSE 100” index rose by 1.01%, or the equivalent of 73 points, to record the level of 7296 points.
In Japan, the “Nikkei” index rose by 0.6%, recording the level of 26,961 points, and the broader “TOPIX” index rose by 0.5%, to the level of 1902 points.