Tuesday finally gave investors the rally that they’d been looking for. After a gloomy September that’s featured several significant pullbacks, market participants finally seemed to feel a bit more confident about the prospects for stocks surviving the often-challenging early fall season. Gains came across the board for major benchmarks, although as we’ve seen a lot lately, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) lagged behind the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^SPX) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^COMP).
|
Index |
Percentage Change |
Point Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Dow Jones Industrials |
+0.52% |
+140 |
|
S&P 500 |
+1.05% |
+35 |
|
Nasdaq Composite |
+1.71% |
+185 |
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
Among noteworthy stocks, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) made headlines with yet another bold move to try to muscle its…
