Tuesday, February 20, 2007
U.S. stocks turn higher as falling oil lifts sentiment
11:46 am ET Feb 20, 2007
DJIA
12,773
+5.53
S&P
1,458
+2.75
NASDAQ
2,507
+11.00
10Yr
4.69%
-0.004
U.S. stocks turn higher as falling oil lifts sentiment
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks turned higher on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones
Industrial Average to a record high, as a big drop in crude oil prices,
along with merger news and upbeat results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
helped lift overall sentiment, offsetting disappointing earnings from
Home Depot Inc.
