The Dow Jones industrial average rose 56.61 points, or 0.59 percent, to close at 9,683.41. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 3.29 points, or 0.31 percent, to 1,052.63. The S&P 500 above the 1,050 level for the first time since early October. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 10.86 points, or 0.52 percent, to 2,102.64. [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 21.39 points, or 0.22 percent, at 9,626.80. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up 6.61 points, or 0.63 percent, at 1,049.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index finished 10.88 points higher, or 0.52 percent, at 2,091.78. U.S. stocks rose on Monday as more merger activity added to a string [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 22.07 points, or 0.23 percent, at 9,605.41. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index shed 1.41 points, or 0.14 percent, at 1,042.73. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 3.12 points, or 0.15 percent, at 2,080.90. For the week, the Dow was up 1.7 percent, the S&P was up 2.6 percent, and [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 80.26 points, or 0.84 percent, at 9,627.48. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 10.77 points, or 1.04 percent, at 1,044.14. The S&P 500 stock index rose to its highest in nearly a year. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 23.63 points, or 1.15 percent, at 2,084.02. This [...]

European stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday, with shares poised to rise for a fifth consecutive session, as investors braced for the Bank of England’s interest rate decision. On Wednesday U.S. stocks closed higher for a fourth straight day, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its best finish so [...]

U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday on an uptick in corporate deal activity while the weak dollar led to gains in commodities, lifting shares of oil and mining companies. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 56.07 points, or 0.59 percent, at 9,497.34. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 8.98 points, or 0.88 percent, at [...]

The FTSE 100 closed up 54.95 points at 4,851.70, posting its biggest percentage gain in two weeks as it snapped a three-session losing streak. Banks, viewed as risky assets, were in positive territory. Miners were the big gainers in London for a second day running. In contrast oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell fell [...]

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 63.94 points, or 0.69 percent, at 9,344.61. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX was up 8.49 points, or 0.85 percent, at 1,003.24. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 16.13 points, or 0.82 percent, at 1,983.20. U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak, after stronger-than-expected [...]

The US market turned lower for the fourth day in succession as disappointing economic data added weight to the belief that the economic recovery may take longer than previously hoped. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 29.93 points to 9,280 while the broader based S&P 500 dipped 3 points to 994. The NASDAQ Composite closed [...]

Yesterday, the Dow Jones industrial average fell185.68 points (1.96%) to close at 9,310.60.Yesterday, the Nasdaq Composite Index declined 40.17 points (or 2%) to 1,968.89. The S and P 500 index fell 22.58 points, to 998.04. US stocks fell for a third straight day yesterday, investors were concerned over the health of financials and also [...]