Tuesday, February 20, 2007
U.S. stocks close up on Fed official's upbeat tone
4:30 pm ET Feb 20, 2007
DJIA
12,786
+19.07
S&P
1,459
+4.14
NASDAQ
2,513
+16.73
10Yr
4.68%
-0.010
U.S. stocks close up on Fed official's upbeat tone
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones
Industrial Average to a record closing level, as reassuring comments
from Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies, along with upbeat results from
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and merger news, helped offset disappointing
earnings from Home Depot Inc.
