The main US stock indices rose slightly, and the S & P 500 reached a 4-month high against the backdrop of rising energy companies' shares due to rising oil prices, and strong PepsiCo results marked the beginning of the second quarter's report season.

In addition, according to a survey of vacancies and labor turnover (JOLTS), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the USA, in May the number of vacancies decreased to 6.638 million. Meanwhile, the indicator for April was revised upwards from 6.698 million to 6.840 million. Analysts it was expected that the number of vacancies would drop to 6.583 million. The vacancy rate was 4.3%, decreasing by 0.1% compared to April. The number of vacancies decreased in the private sector (-228,000), and little changed in the government segment. With regard to industries, the number of vacancies increased to the federal government (+12,000) and mining and logging (+10,000), but declined in the information sector (-60,000) and the arts, entertainment and recreation segment (-27,000).

Most of the components of DOW finished trading in positive territory (24 out of 30). The leader of growth was the shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (PG, + 2.50%). Outsider were the shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA, -0.79%).

Most sectors of the S & P recorded a rise. The utilities sector grew most (+ 0.7%). The greatest decrease was shown by the sector of conglomerates (-0.4%).

At closing:

Index

Dow 24,918.65 +142.06 +0.57%

S & P 500 2,793.82 +9.65 +0.35%

Nasdaq 100 7,759.20 +3.00 +0.04%