US Equity Markets End Higher After Unexpected Decline in Producer Price Index

MT Newswires Live04:23

US equity indexes closed higher Wednesday after an unexpected drop in producer prices.

* The US producer price index fell 0.3% in June following a 0.6% increase in May, below the flat consensus in a Bloomberg survey.

* The US intensified airstrikes against Iran following Tehran's attacks on ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the Associated Press reported.

* August West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $0.92 to settle at $80.26 per barrel, while September Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen up $1.02 at $85.75.

* Payments firm Stripe and Advent International offered to acquire PayPal (PYPL) for $60.50 a share in a deal valuing the company at more than $53 billion, Reuters reported. PayPal shares jumped 17%, the top gainer on the S&P 500.

* Pentair (PNR) shares fell 15%, the biggest drop on the S&P, a day after the company reported preliminary Q2 results below market estimates and lowered its full-year outlook.

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