US markets took a blow from a batch of weak economic news, yet it managed to lift itself up off the mat and finish higher. Rebounding metal and oil prices lifted mining and energy shares, offsetting news of the biggest drop in consumer confidence in five years.

Stocks weakened earlier in the session after reports showed consumer confidence fell sharply in March. The index slumped to a five-year low of 64.5. Home prices in 20 metros fell the most in January. The home-price index dropped 10.7% in January from a year earlier. Financials don't seem to be out of the woods yet. Metal and oil prices rebounded, snapping a 3-day losing streak. Alcoa ended 2% highe

The Dow declined 16.04 points, or 0.13%, to 12,532.60. The S&P added 3.11 points, or 0.23%, to 1,352.99; the Nasdaq gained 14.30 points, or 0.61%, to 2,341.05.

A look at how the Indian ADRs performed:

Name Infosys Sify Rediff.com India Satyam Wipro ICICI Bank HDFC Bank MTNL Tata Comm Dr Reddy's Lab Tata Motors Patni Computer Sterlite Ind

Symbol INFY SIFY REDF SAY WIT IBN HDB MTE TCL RDY TTM PTI SLT

Price 37.40 4.18 7.72 24.16 11.56 43.00 104.55 5.09 27.50 14.50 17.36 11.50 18.20

Change 1.10 0.04 0.07 0.35 0.22 2.34 2.64 0.19 0.07 0.18 0.50 -0.28 1.20

Change% 3.03% 0.92% 0.92% 1.47% 1.94% 5.75% 2.59% 3.88% 0.26% 1.26% 2.97% -2.38% 7.06%

Volume 3,503,094 75,278 71,746 1,070,450 657,854 7,176,683 624,823 174,350 79,807 288,275 1,325,340 125,215 1,054,179

High 37.66 4.22 7.90 24.39 11.63 44.28 108.00 5.16 29.31 14.86 17.5 11.94 18.58

Low 36.93 4.04 7.50 23.86 11.22 42.80 104.11 4.97 27.10 14.30 16.84 11.40 17.12