The market moved higher into the close today. Earlier, the government said orders for items including aircraft, machinery, cars, refrigerators and computers slipped 0.5 percent last monthWall Street expected a steeper decline. Excluding transportation, orders rose 2.5 percent -- the sharpest increase in nine months. And orders for electrical equipment and appliances jumped 27.8 percent, the largest-ever increase.
A few of our stocks posted nice gains today. Textainer Group Holdings (TGH) +5.2%, Rensola (SOL) +5.29%, Gushan Environnental Energy (GU) +3.86%, Tele-Norte (TNE) +4.3%, Solera Holdings (SLH) +3.9%, Mecadolibre (MELI) +3.3% and Gafisa (GFA) +7.5%.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
Arthur Daret