US Stock Futures rise on positive housing data

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. rose 10% due to its acquisition of a company named Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc. for a price of $8.7 billion. Google, the internet giant rose by 1.1%. Tiffanys rose by 6% after company reported better than estimates first quarter earnings. S&P 500 Index is catching up its previous fall of 1.1% .

Most likely US government would continue to boost the economy with the help of quantitative easing program. Investors are gaining confidence of that happening and todays market upstream run proves it.

The Composite Home Price index has been exceeding forecast stopping at 10.87% from previous month reports of 9.35%. Nevertheless, prices have much to go till reaching 2006 levels.

The Consumer Price Confidence index, a survey taken asking  5000 american families shows a significant increase in consumption. The index jumped from 68.1 to 76.2 beating estimates. This could be a indicator of a maintaining the stable course of US economy.