Dow Logs 4th Weekly Gain, Positive for 2011 (dow, aapl, bac, stock market, dow jones, msft)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 267.01 points, or 2.31 percent, to finish at 11,808.79, finishing firmly in positive territory for the year.
The S&P 500 rallied 22.86 points, or 1.88 percent, to end at 1,238.25. The Nasdaq gained 38.84 points, or 1.49 percent, to close at 2,637.46. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, finished below 32.
For the week, the Dow rose 1.41 percent, the S&P climbed 1.12 percent, while the Nasdaq declined 1.14 percent. Among the Dow components, Travelers [TRV 57.35 2.82 (+5.17%) ] was the biggest gainer, while IBM [IBM 181.63 4.38 (+2.47%) ] slumped.
Among the key S&P sectors, financials logged the biggest gain, while techs slipped.
Major U.S. Indexes
| Last | Change | Today's % Change | 1 Week % Change | YTD % Change | |
| Dow | 11808.79 | 267.01 | 2.31% | 1.41% | 2.00% |
| NASDAQ | 2637.46 | 38.84 | 1.49% | -1.14% | -0.58% |
| S&P 500 | 1238.25 | 22.86 | 1.88% | 1.12% | -1.54% |
| Russell 2000 | 712.42 | 16.01 | 2.30% | -0.01% | -9.09% |
| CBOE VIX | 31.32 | -3.46 | -9.95% | 10.91% | 76.45% |
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