Risk-on mood helps VOO post 1.3% gain yesterday

Yesterday at a glance: after finishing Thursday at $380.92, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF went up to $386.57 before paring its losses and closing at $385.87.

Nevertheless, highly important Core Durable Goods Orders data from United States beat analyst expectations of 0% with a reading of -0.2%.

At the same time, United States Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Apr) came out at 0.4, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 0.3. United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 193,100, while the previous figure was 191,500.

Other markets are also showing gains as Costco went up by 4.26% yesterday, and closed at $507.26. Intel is trading around $29 after ending yesterday's session at $27.4 (up 5.84% today). Netflix is trading around $378.88 after ending yesterday's session at $359 (up 5.54% today).

This year has been a bright one for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF after trading as low as $327.64 and going on to appreciate by 10.4% year to date.