
Wall St makes gains, ends losing streak
16-01-2009
US shares made modest gains overnight after news of a big economic stimulus introduced in Congress and a possible government aid plan for Bank of America. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with a gain of 12 points, or 0.16 percent, at 8,212. The Nasdaq rose 22 points, or 1.49 percent, to 1,511 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index added 1 point, or 0.15 percent, to a close of 843.