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S&P500 +0.51%(2,907.41); NASDAQ +0.57% (7,984.16); DJIA -0.05% (26,412.30)
March’s CPI rose 1.9% y/y versus February’s +1.5% y/y.
CPI ex Food & Energy rose 2.0% y/y versus February’s +2.1% y/y.
April’s Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (prelim.) fell to 96.9 from March’s 98.4.
February’s Factory Orders fell 0.5% from January’s zero change.
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending April 5th fell by 8K to 196K.
Continuing Jobless Claims for the week ending March 29th fell by 13K to 1,713K