Blue Chips Gain, Led by Tobacco Stocks
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US blue chips rose on Thursday, led by tobacco stocks, while technology share were under pressure by a warning from Applied Materials Inc.
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The Nasdaq Composite stock index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while blue-chip stocks were little changed before employment data on Friday.
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Blue-chip stocks ended higher yesterday, helped by gains in energy companies, although investors showed caution before next week&#39;s presidential election.
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Stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by gains in blue-chip stocks as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices.
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Philippine shares ended higher Wednesday, led by blue chips that gained on expectations of favorable third-quarter results due this week.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose slightly on  Monday as high oil prices boosted energy shares and some  investors bought stocks that have been beaten down so far this  year.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher, while interest rate decisions by both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank went as expected.
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Blue chips closed higher on Thursday,  ending up for the first time in 2005, as investors were  encouraged by December sales figures from some U.S. retailers.
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U.S. blue chips were higher on  Tuesday, led by shares of major oil producers benefiting from  higher crude oil prices, which broke through the $50 a barrel  mark.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher in a seesaw session on Monday as some investors took the opportunity to buy beaten-down shares after last week's sell-off, but a diminishing appetite for risk limited a broader advance.
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The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly higher on Monday and the tech-driven Nasdaq also gained as declining crude-oil prices made equities aside from energy names attractive.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by shares of health and defense companies that are expected to benefit from the re-election of President Bush, but higher oil prices checked advances.
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U.S. blue chips recovered to end  higher on Friday as a drop in oil prices offset a profit  warning from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  AA.N, while a rise in  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O fueled a rally in technology stocks.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged into  positive territory on Wednesday as oil prices eased after a  surprise increase in U.S. crude inventories and rebels in  Nigeria's oil-rich delta region agreed to a cease-fire .
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Stocks rose at the market open on Tuesday, led by early gains in the biotechnology and computer equipment sectors.
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The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index  got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor  sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after  Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N warned about higher steel prices and  other costs.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Thursday as optimism about strong profits from companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., pushed the Dow to a new record close.