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U.S. Markets »

At close 01/02/2013
1,462.42+36.23+2.54%

Market Summary

At 4:03 PM ET: Stocks were up sharply today on high volume as advancing issues outpaced declining issues on the NYSE by 10.1 to 1. Large- and small-cap stocks were both strong, while the S.&P. 500 index was up 2.54%, finishing at 1,462.42. Among individual stocks, the two top percentage gainers in the S.&P. 500 were United States Steel Corporation and Lam Research Corporation

World Markets »

Key Indexes
At close 01/02/2013
Change % change 1 month 1 year Low High 52-week
FTSE 100 Britain 6,027.37 +129.56 +2.20% +2.74% +8.17%
 
DAX Germany 7,778.78 +166.39 +2.19% +5.04% +31.88%
 
CAC 40 France 3,733.93 +92.86 +2.55% +4.97% +15.88%
 
FTSE Eurofirst 300 Europe 1,157.40 +23.44 +2.07% +3.40% +14.38%
 

Bonds »

Treasury Bills, Notes and Bonds
Most recent issues
Maturity % yield Change
At 1:59 PM ET
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
3-month 0.0583% +0.0123
6-month 0.1116% –0.0024
2-year 0.2588% +0.0078
5-year 0.76% +0.0378
10-year 1.84% +0.0801
30-year 3.04% +0.0924
 

Commodities »

At 4:04 PM ET 01/02/2013
Light sweet crude ($/barrel)92.95+1.13+1.23%

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Currencies »

At 4:00 PM ET
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
Euro $1.3185 –0.0019
Pound Britain $1.625 +0.0007
Yen Japan $0.0115 -0.00008
Yuan China $0.1605 0.00
Peso Mexico $0.0777 –0.00016
Dollar Canada $1.0149 +0.0081

Companies in the News

$723.25+$15.87+2.24%
At close 01/02/2013