【环球财经】纽约股市三大股指18日均上涨

Group 1 - The New York stock market indices showed positive performance on February 18, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by 129.47 points to close at 49,662.66, a gain of 0.26% [1] - The S&P 500 index increased by 38.09 points, closing at 6,881.31, reflecting a rise of 0.56%, while the Nasdaq Composite index rose by 175.25 points to 22,753.63, marking a 0.78% increase [1] - Among the S&P 500 sectors, eight out of eleven sectors experienced gains, with the energy sector leading at 2.00% and the consumer discretionary sector at 1.00%, while the utilities and real estate sectors saw declines of 1.70% and 1.45%, respectively [1] Group 2 - The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that new orders for durable goods in December 2025 amounted to $319.6 billion, a month-over-month decrease of 1.4%, which was weaker than the previous month's revised increase of 5.4% but better than the market consensus expectation of a 2.3% decline [2] - Core capital goods new orders increased by 0.6% month-over-month, surpassing the market expectation of 0.2%, although it was lower than the previous month's revised increase of 0.8% [2] - The new housing starts in December 2025 were reported at an annual rate of 1.404 million units, exceeding the market consensus of 1.31 million units and the previous month's revised figure of 1.388 million units [2] Group 3 - The Federal Reserve's January industrial production index rose by 0.7% month-over-month, exceeding the market consensus of 0.4%, while the previous month's figure was revised down from 0.4% to 0.2% [2] - The industrial capacity utilization rate for January was reported at 76.2%, which was below the market expectation of 76.5%, with the previous month's figure revised from 76.3% to 75.7% [2] - Analysts noted that the S&P 500 index is currently testing the 50-day moving average at 6,934.66 points, having previously dropped below this level five times since November 2025, but failed to establish higher peaks in the last two attempts [2][3]