U.S. indices records

Manufacturing activity showed a revival in January. The Chicago purchasing manager index increased to 61.5 points from the 58.7 points of December reaching a level not seen for two years.

The employment subindex also showed a significant improvement, compared to the datas of December, increasing to 59.8 points from 47.6 points.
The consumer sentiment index of the University of Michigan increased to levels, not seen for two years in January. According to the revised datas, the index improved to 74.4 points.
However, the residents continued to worry about their own financial situation. The corresponding subindex fell to 110 points, from 116 – reports tozsdeforum.hu.