Today at a glance: generally flat but with a slight bullish bias, Oracle ranged between $72.61 and $74.1 before closing higher at $73.14.
United States's Consumer Confidence new data released of 102.5 below its previous figure.
On the flip side, following a previous reading of 107.8, Consumer Confidence in United States released today at 14:00 UTC fell short of the 106.5 figure expected by analysts with an actual reading of 102.5.
At the same time, United States API Weekly Crude Oil Stock released today at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 4.52 million, while the previous figure was -1.27 million. United States 2-Year Note Auction released today at 17:00 UTC with a figure of 4.46, while the previous figure was 4.29.
A look at other technology stocks also showed bullish price action as SAP gained 5.83%, as it traded at $96.32. Coherent, Inc. added 5.06% to its value, and traded at $33.85. NVIDIA was up 5.25%.
Today's gains have given market bulls further impetus to expect strong macro data going forward, such as United States Crude Oil Inventories is projected to outperform its last figure with 200,000, having previously been at -1.73 million. The figure will be published tomorrow at 14:30 UTC.
Furthermore, the market is looking at United States New Home Sales (Sep) scheduled to come out tomorrow at 14:00 UTC.
The enterprise information technology company has recovered 19.4% since descending to a significant low of $61.07 around 25 days ago.