New York – Dow Jones Industrial Average Crosses 15,000 For The First Time

New York – Stocks added to gains on Friday, with the Dow industrials at a record high above 15,000 after a strong payrolls report for April and large upward revisions showed the jobs market is healing despite the sluggish recovery in the overall economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average < .DJI> rose 176.4 points or 1.19 percent, to 15,007.98, the S&P 500 < .SPX> gained 20.7 points or 1.3 percent, to 1,618.29 and the Nasdaq Composite < .IXIC> added 46.01 points or 1.38 percent, to 3,386.64.