Dow Industrials Gain 153.41 Points

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153.41 points to 10,808.71. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index rose 2.69%.

Dow Jones Industrial Average

· Up 153.41 points, or 1.44%, to 10808.71

· First gain in three trading days.

· Biggest points and percent gain since September 26, 2011.

· An intraday high of 10825.44 occurred today, representing an increase of 170.14 points, or 1.60%.

· An intraday low of 10404.49 occurred today at 09:56:48, representing a decrease of 250.81 points, or 2.35%.

· Today's intraday low of 10404.49 is the lowest since 09/10/2010.

· The DJIA surged 344.81 points, or 3.30%, in the final hour of trading.

· The DJIA surged 270.49 points, or 2.57%, in the final 30 minutes of trading.

· Twenty-six of the 30 component stocks rose, four fell.

· Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their points contribution: CAT (15.06), JPM (14.08), DD (13.17), XOM (12.71), CVX (12.11).

· Today’s bottom five performing stocks in the index: MRK (-1.67), KFT (-1.67), KO (-1.44), AXP (-0.38), VZ (0.45).

· Down 3355.82 points, or 23.69% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 9, 2007.

· Down 1.24% from 52 weeks ago.

· Up 65.09% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.

· Down 15.63% from its 2011 closing high of 12810.54 on April 29.

· Year-to-date: down 6.64%.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DOW JONES WILSHIRE 5000)

· Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, 11603.03 (prelim)*, up 303.96 points, or 2.69%, or approximately $362 billion in market capitalization.

· Biggest points and percent gain since September 7, 2011.

· Today’s gain snaps a two day losing streak.

· Down 4142.36 points, or 26.31% (approximately $5.6 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 9, 2007.

· Up 70.63% (approximately $5.6 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.

· Down 3.42% over the past 52 weeks.

· Down 18.91% from its 2011 closing high of 14308.37 on April 29.

· Year-to-date: down 11.64%, or approximately $1.9 trillion in market cap.

*The index values for the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index are in price return and float-adjusted. Full market capitalization will continue to be used in this factoid.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes

 

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