Today’s close: Up 3.12%
Caterpillar got a nice pop on a day when the market kissed off a host of bad news and decided to rally.
Closing numbers
- Monday’s close, 42.34
- Today’s open, 42.57
- Range: 42.01-43.75
- Close: 43.66, +1.32 (+3.12%)
- Volume: 5,006,684
The Indexes:
- Dow, 8668.39, +184.46 (+2.17%)
- S&P 500, 890.64, +21.22 (+2.44%)
- Nasdaq, 1550.7, +40.38 (+2.67%)
Bulls would like to see higher volume to confirm the rally’s got legs, but we’ll take any good news these days.