Upbeat Earnings And Home Sales Lift Markets To Higher Close
April 24, 2009 at 16:45 PM EDT
Upbeat earnings along with better than expected sales of new homes lifted the markets to a higher close with the Dow climbing 119 points to 8076. Nasdaq jumped 42 points to 1694 while S&P 500 gained 14 points to 866. The 30-year bond fell as the yield climbed to 3.876%.