The data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Friday that New Home Sales in the US rose by 10.7% in May to 696,000 following April's contraction of 12% (revised from -16.6%).
"The median sales price of new houses sold in May 2022 was $449,000," the press release further read. "The average sales price was $511,400."
Risk flows continue to dominate the markets after this report. As of writing the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 indexes were up 1.9% and 2.2%, respectively.