US Stocks Are Expected To Hit The Biggest Annual Gain In More Than 10 Years.

As of 1:04 p.m. Eastern time, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 44.35 points, or 0.27%, to 16548.64 points, the Nasdaq composite index rose 17.78 points, or 0.43%, to 4171.98 points, and the standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.95 points, or 0.27%, to 1846.02 points. On the disk, technology and energy sector led, and the non cyclical consumer goods sector did not perform well.

Trading on Tuesday set a tone for gold's performance in 2013. Judging from this year's situation, gold prices have created the worst performance in the past 30 years, mainly because investors will invest. gold The transfer of funds to the stock market.

The RMB exchange rate against the US dollar hit a record high in Tuesday's trading, while the euro was moderate. From January 1st next year, Latvia will officially join the euro zone.

In terms of economic data, the Conference Board announced today that after the fall in November, the United States in December Consumer confidence index Rebound. The report shows that in December, the US consumer confidence index rose to 78.1 from 72 in November, the highest level since September (that is, shortly before the US federal government was forced to close because of the budget deadlock). According to a survey by Bloomberg, economists expect an average of 76 points.

Chicago area December manufacturing industry The purchasing managers' index (PMI) has declined, but remains at a relatively strong level. The report said that in December, the purchasing managers' index of manufacturing in Chicago dropped from 63 in November to 59.1, a drop that exceeded economists' expectations. Wealth

According to the S & P / Keith Schiller report released on Tuesday, US housing prices in October still showed a steady upward trend, but by 2014 the price rise may not be so strong. The report shows that in this month, the index of housing price changes in the ten major cities of the United States increased by 13.6% over the same period last year, and used to measure the index of housing price changes in the 20 cities, an increase of 13.6% over the same period last year, which is close to the average annual growth of 13.7% that economists had expected.

In terms of company information, NASDAQ OMX group said in December 31st that it will hold a stake in Borsa Istanbul A.S. 5%, which also includes technology sharing and consultancy services. In addition, NASDAQ has an option to raise equity by 2% and will accept a series of cash payments from the Turkey exchange.

Us online video giant Netflix Inc said that the company's chief executive Reed - 2014 will receive an increase of 50% in 2014 because of the excellent performance of Netflix in 2013, and its TV programs were also well received by the audience.

The two biggest challenges facing Tim, Holt Giese, the new CEO of Deutsche Telekom on Wednesday, are "the rising tide of mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications sector" and "the changing German competition".

Beijing time December 31st evening news, the US cosmetics giant Revlon (Revlon) said that as part of its restructuring plan, it will withdraw from the Chinese market, which will save the company $11 million a year.