Major US stock indices rose Tuesday, as shares of the healthcare sector and the conglomerate sector went up on the eve of the start of the quarterly report season, which is expected later this week.

The focus was also on the United States. The survey of vacancies and turnover of labor (JOLTS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that in November the number of vacancies fell to 5.879 million. The indicator for October was revised downwards to 5.925 million from 5.996 million. Analysts had expected the number of vacancies to increase to 6,038 million The vacancy rate was 3.8%, decreasing by 0.1% compared to October. The number of vacancies has changed little in both the private sector and the government segment. In the sectors, the number of vacancies increased in the retail sector (+88,000), but declined in other services (-64,000), transport, warehousing and utilities (-60,000), as well as in the real estate, rental and leasing (-39,000).

Oil prices rose strongly on Tuesday, reaching a maximum since May 2015. Support for oil had a decline in production, led by OPEC, and expectations of another decline in oil reserves in the US.

Most components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (16 out of 30). The leader of growth was the shares of The Boeing Company (BA, + 2.90%). Outsider were shares of Intel Corporation (INTC, -2.75%).

Most sectors of the S & P recorded a rise. The health sector grew most (+ 1.0%). The utilities sector showed the greatest decrease (-0.9%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.41% 25,386.62 +103.62

Nasdaq + 0.09% 7.163.58 +6.19

S & P + 0.14% 2,751.44 +3.73