Dow Industrials Jump 1.76% to 12044.47

November 03, 2011, 5:28 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Thursday, finishing up 1.76% to 12044.47. Stocks received a boost after the Greek prime minister discarded plans to hold a referendum on a bailout for the country.

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Up 208.43 points, or 1.76%, to 12044.47
Up two consecutive trading days.
Up 386.51 points, or 3.32%, over the two-day period.
Largest two-day points & percentage gain since October 27, 2011.
Up eight of the past 11 trading days.
Largest one-day points & percentage gain since October 27, 2011.
Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: IBM (25.58), CAT (15.59), BA (13.55), CVX (12.03), MMM (11.96).
Today's bottom five and their point contribution: AA (1.29), BAC (1.44), CSCO (2.50), MRK (2.57), PG (2.65).
Traded in positive territory for more than 99 percent of the day.
The average tick today was 0.52 point.
Down 14.97% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
Rose 5.33% from 52 weeks ago.
Down 5.98% from its 52 week high of 12810.54 on April 29, 2011.
Up 13.04% from its 52 week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
Year-to-date: up 4.03%.
Up 83.97% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.

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

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, up 251.03 points, or 1.95%, or approximately $294 billion in market cap, to 13099.60*
Up two consecutive trading days.
Up 468.34 points, or 3.71%, over the two-day period.
Largest two-day points & percentage gain since October 27, 2011.
Largest one-day points & percentage gain since October 27, 2011.
Down 16.80% (approximately $3.8 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
Rose 3.42% from 52 weeks ago.
Down 8.45% from its 52 week high of 14308.37 on April 29, 2011.
Up 15.94% from its 52 week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
Year-to-date: down 0.24% (approximately $113 billion in market cap).
Up 92.64% (approximately $7.4 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009

*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