... industrial average and other major indexes jumped more than 2 percent, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index and Nasdaq composite reached their highest levels this year. - Advertisement - "What looked like a flicker of light at the end of the ...

... indicators also rose. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.65, or 0.54 percent, to 872.80, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 5.34, or 0.35 percent, to 1,530.24. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 6.28 ...

... indicators also jumped. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 22.75, or 2.69 percent, to 868.60, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 45.47, or 2.94 percent, to 1,591.71. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 15 ...

... indicators also fell. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 8.35, or 1.00 percent, to 826.84, and the Nasdaq composite index decreased 7.35, or 0.48 percent, to 1,534.36. The S&P 500 ended the week down 4.8 percent ...

... less than 2 points of its Nov. 20 close of 752.44. It remains above its Nov. 21 trading low of 741.02. The Nasdaq composite index fell 1.59, or 0.11 percent, to 1,441.23. For the week, the S&P fell 6.9 percent, while the ...

... during the height of the credit crisis. Friday's finish was the lowest for the index since Dec. 18, 1996. The Nasdaq composite index fell 13.63, or 1 percent, to 1,377.84. Benchmark crude for April delivery fell 46 cents to settle ...

... rose 5.81, or 0.8 percent, to 756.55. The Nasdaq composite index rose 5.40, or 0.4 percent, to 1,431 ... rose 73.17, or 10.7 percent, to 756.55. The Nasdaq composite index rose 5.40, or 0.4 percent, closing at ...

... percent, to 7,776.18. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 16.92, or 2 percent, to 815.94, while the Nasdaq composite index dropped 41.80, or 2.6 percent, to 1,545.20. Benchmark crude for May delivery dropped $1.96 to ...

... percent, to 8,131.33. The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 4.30, or 0.5 percent, to 869.60, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 2.63, or 0.2 percent, to 1,673.07. Benchmark crude for May delivery on Friday added 35 cents ...

... Jones industrials average gained 2 percent. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.4 percent, while the Nasdaq composite index gained 1.3 percent. Investors believe the stress tests gave them more clarity about where the nation's ...