India, March 24 -- U.S. markets started the day ambivalently on March 24 as the Dow Jones rose by approximately 0.3% to around 46,200, S&P 500 faded by 0.5% and Nasdaq decreased 0.4%. Brent crude had risen above one hundred dollars a barrel and inflation anxiety was increasing and the sector rotation was going sharply toward energy and defensive stocks instead of technology.

U.S. Market Snapshot

Index

Level

Change

Trend

Dow Jones

46,200+

+0.3%

Positive

S&P 500

6,500

-0.5%

Weak

Nasdaq

Slightly lower

-0.4%

Under pressure

NYSE Composite

Mixed

Flat

Volatile

Dow Jones

Dow is performing well due to its composition with excessive investment in energy, industrials and defensive industries is playing to its advantage. As oil...