Stocks are rising as apparel prices increased in May.
The S&P 500 rose 5 points to 2,081, the Dow Jones Industrial average gained 41 points to trade at 17,722 and the Nasdaq added 13 points to trade at 4,857. The S&P Retail ETF added 31 cents to sell at $41.39.
In economic news this morning, May producer prices increased 0.4 percent, better than the expected 0.3 percent. Core producer prices came in at 0.3 percent , which was also better than the estimated 0.1 percent. The indexes for apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing increased 4.7 percent. The category for women’s, girl’s and infants apparel was flat. Men’s and boy’s apparel increased 0.2 percent. Apparel wholesaling prices fell 0.4 percent.
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