The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up another 52.45 points to finish at 13,264.49 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 28.13 points and 10.57 points, respectively.
In the first quarter of 2012, the Dow gained 8.1%.
In other economic news, the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index checked in with a higher-than-expected score of 53.4 in March.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Department reported that construction spending fell 1.1% in February, its largest decline in seven months and substantially worse than the 0.6% increase most economists had forecast.
Here are some more details from Monday’s trading session:
Dow Jones Industrial Average:
- Up three consecutive trading days and five of the last seven.
- Up 138.28 points, or 1.05%, over the three-day period.
- Largest three-day points and percentage gain since March 27, 2012.
- A new 52-week high.
- Highest closing value since December 31, 2007.
- An intraday high of 13297.11 occurred at 15:02:02 today, representing an increase of 85.07 points, or 0.64%.
- An intraday low of 13153.69 at 09:36:13 today, representing a decrease of 58.35 points, or 0.44%.
- Twenty-six of the 30 component stocks rose, four fell.
- Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: CVX (8.02), IBM (6.21), BA (6.05), CAT (5.52), DD (3.71).
- Today's bottom five laggards and their point contribution: HD (-2.42), UTX (-1.59), GE (-0.38), PFE (-0.38), MMM (0.15).
- Down 6.35% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 102.60% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 6.97% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 7.32% from its 2012 closing low of 12359.92 on January 06, 2012.
- Up 24.49% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
- Year-to-date: up 8.57%.
- DJIA crossed zero 33 times during today's trading session.
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:
- Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, 14740.29*, up 112.83 points, or 0.77%, or approximately $117 billion in market capitalization.
- Up two consecutive trading days.
- Up 157.24 points, or 1.08%, over the two-day period.
- Largest two-day points and percentage gain since March 27, 2012.
- A new 52-week high.
- Largest one-day points and percentage gain since March 26, 2012.
- Highest closing value since December 31, 2007.
- Down 6.38%, (approximately $2.1 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 116.77% (approximately $9.1 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 5.36% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 11.61% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
- Up 30.46% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
- Year-to-date: up 13.22%, or approximately $2.0 trillion in market cap.
Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.
