The US Business Inventories index showed a month‑over‑month increase of 0.5%, matching the forecast and down from the previous 0.9% rise. Pending home sales for May rose 3.8% month‑over‑month, far above the 0.8% estimate and up from 1.4% in the prior period. The annual change in pending home sales was not reported, but the previous year‑over‑year figure stood at 3.2%.