Tuesday, the Dow gained 256.10 points (1.09%) to finish at 23,787.45, the NASDAQ closed 73.53 points (1.08%) higher at 6,897.00, and the S&P 500 increased 24.72 points (0.97%) to 2,574.41. The Russell 2000 was up 21.19 points (1.51%) at 1,426.55, and the Wilshire 5000 climbed 282.45 points (1.07%) to 26,613.83.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was down 9/32, increasing its yield to 2.729%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond decreased 13/32, bringing its yield up to 3.009%.

ON THIS DATE: In 1793, Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. In 1788, Connecticut became the 5th state to join the United States. In 1861, the state of Mississippi seceded from the United States. In 1951, the United Nations headquarters officially opened in New York City. In 1995, Russian cosmonaut Valeri Poliakov, 51, completed his 366th day in outer space aboard the Mir space station, breaking the record for the longest continuous time spent in outer space. In 2002, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it was pursuing a criminal investigation of Enron Corp. The company had filed for bankruptcy on December 2, 2001. In 2006, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.’s CEO, announced the first generation iPhone.

WEDNESDAY WISDOM: “The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.”—Publilius Syrus, Latin writer