Thursday, 27 June 2013

Stocks Close Up 1%, Dow Soars 150

By: | CNBC.com Writer
                

Stocks closed sharply higher for a second session Wednesday after the weaker-than-expected final read on first-quarter gross domestic product diminished worries that the Fed would rein in its stimulus measures in the immediate future.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 149.83 points, or 1.02 percent, to end at 14,910.14, led by Boeing and Home Depot, after logging a triple-digit gain in the previous session. The blue-chip index posted its 14th triple-digit move of the month.

The S&P 500 jumped 15.23 points, or 0.96 percent, to close at 1,603.26. And the Nasdaq bounced 28.34 points, or 0.85 percent, to finish at 3,376.22.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, declined near 17.


 

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