Yesterday,
the Dow gained 155.93 points (0.86%) to finish at 18,288.63, the NASDAQ climbed
44.57 points (0.90%) to 5,008.10, and the S&P 500 increased 12.89 points
(0.61%) to 2,117.39. The Russell 2000 closed 9.25 points (0.75%) higher at
1,242.62, and the Wilshire 5000 was up 133.91 points (0.60%) at 22,346.25.
On the NYSE,
3.2 billion shares traded, with 1.4 advancing issues for every declining issue.
On the NASDAQ, 2.8 billion shares changed hands, with a near 2 to 1 lead for
advancers.
The price of the 10-year Treasury note decreased
26/32, bringing its yield up to 2.086%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond
fell 1 30/32, increasing its yield to 2.688%.
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ON
THIS DATE: In 1845,
Florida became the 27th U.S. state. In 1863,
during the Civil War, the U.S. Congress passed a conscription act that produced
the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history. In 1923, the first issue of Time magazine
was published. In 1931, President
Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act making “The Star-Spangled
Banner” the official national anthem of the United States. In 1999, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones
began their attempt to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon non-stop.
They succeeded on March 20, 1999.
TUESDAY
TRIVIA: Louisiana and Maine are the two states in the
U.S. with the highest percentage of people who speak French at home.
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