Wall St ends sharply higher
06-11-2009
US stocks rose sharply on Thursday.
The market's advance was broad-based, and the Dow ended above 10,000 for the first time in two weeks.
It jumped 203.82 points, or 2.08 percent, to finish at 10,005.96.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 20.13 points, or 1.92 percent, to 1,066.63.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 49.80 points, or 2.42 percent, to close at 2,105.32. The US dollar was lower.
Oil prices were also down.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December sank 78 cents to close at $US79.62 a barrel.
Gold was trading at $1,090.40.
