New York – Dow Jones Average Hits Highest Mark Since ’07

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 1, 2012.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNew York – The Dow Jones industrial average is closing at its highest level in more than four years.

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The fastest growth in U.S. manufacturing in 10 months gave stocks a lift Tuesday. Orders, hiring and production all rose in April.

The Dow added 66 points to 13,279, its highest close since Dec. 28, 2007.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose eight points to 1,406. The Nasdaq composite climbed four to 3,050.

All 10 industry groups within the S&P 500 were higher, led by energy companies. Chesapeake Energy Corp. jumped 6 percent on reports that the company will replace its chairman, Aubrey McClendon.

Nearly two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume was light at 3.7 billion.


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bloggers
bloggers
11 years ago

Great job, President Obama!!

victorg
victorg
11 years ago

Well actually – great job business cycle.

Anyway with housing in the slumps and unemployment still at all time highs, let’s not get too giddy about the obama praise.

Mark Levin
Mark Levin
11 years ago

The talk around Wall Street is about obama being defeated (Ha’ba Ah’laynu l’tova!) in November. When that happens look for the market to really move up and again when we finally get rid of this socialist once and for all in Jan.