Dow Surges to 5-Year High

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied up another 69.07 points Tuesday to close at 13,323.36 - its highest level since December 2007. The Nasdaq inched up 0.51 points to finish at 3,104.53 while the S&P 500 added 4.48 points to finish at 1,433.56.

Here are some more details from Tuesday's trading session:

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Up four of the past five trading days.
  • An intraday high of 13354.34 occurred at 11:29:42 today, representing an increase of 100.05 points, or 0.75%.
  • An intraday low of 13253.21 occurred at the open today, representing a decrease of 1.08 points, or 0.01%.
  • Twenty-four of the 30 component stocks rose, six fell.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: IBM (17.96), TRV (12.70), CAT (11.61), JPM (6.50), WMT (4.26).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: HD (-4.49), KFT (-3.41), AXP (-2.25), PG (-1.94), CSCO (-0.77).
  • A new 52 week high.
  • Highest closing value since December 28, 2007.
  • Down 5.94% from its record close 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 103.50% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 19.97% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 10.10% from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Up 25.04% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 1.78%.
  • Year-to-date: up 9.05%.
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Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

14856.60

Up 44.29 points, or 0.30%, or approximately $52.5 billion in market capitalization.

  • Up three of the past four trading days.
  • Down 5.64% (approximately $2.0 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 118.48% (approximately $9.2 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 21.82% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 12.49% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.28% from its 52-week high of 14898.12 on September 07, 2012.
  • Up 31.49% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 2.16%, or approximately $365 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 14.11%, or approximately $2.0 trillion in market cap.
  • Today's closing value is the 2nd highest so far this year.

 

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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