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Post by bot on Jan 14, 2014 17:25:55 GMT -5
S&P 500 has best day of year NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks recorded solid gains on Tuesday, with Dow adding 115 points and breaking a four-day losing streak. The S&P 500 closed 19.68 points, or 1.1%, higher at 1,838.88, with the technology sector leading broad-based gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 115.92 points, or 0.7%, higher at 16,373.86. The Nasdaq Composite added 69.71 points, or 1.7%, to 4,183.02 by the close, lifted by gains in Apple Inc and Google Inc. . Indexes recovered most of the sharp losses from the previous session, as investors welcomed stronger-than-expected retail sales and absorbed earnings results from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co.
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