Dow hits record point gain
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain since 2002, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals.
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THE share market reached a record high today, despite a negative lead from the US where markets fell overnight. At 1030 AEST, the benchmark S&amp;P/ASX 200 index was trading at 3595.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average index hits an all-time closing high, marking a record for the third day in a row.
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Stocks rallied Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close, after investors cheered comments on the economy and inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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After days of flirting with its all-time peak, the Dow Jones industrial average finally set a new record this afternoon. According to preliminary figures the Dow closed at 17,727.26.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average up 100 points to an all-time closing high for a second day as positive momentum brought buyers into stocks.
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U.S. stocks surged higher on  Wednesday, extending their rally for a fourth day as investors  bought beaten-down shares and pushed the Dow industrials index  above the 10,000 level for the first time in two weeks.
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The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record made in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate consumer spending and boost corporate profits even as the economy slows.
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U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record close on strong earnings from companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. and an improving outlook for the U.S. economy.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- The Dow Jones industrial average leaped into record territory Tuesday, highlighting Wall Street's long recovery from the popping of the technology bubble, the 2001 terrorist attacks and a wave of corporate scandals.
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The Dow Jones index ends at a new record high of 12,765, beating a record set one day earlier.
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The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 123 points to a second straight record close on Wednesday in a rally driven by optimism about the outlook for interest rates and profits.
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Stocks soared Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials rising more than 120 points, as a large buildup in the nation&#39;s energy inventories and increased consumer spending sent buyers back to the market.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, propelling the Dow Jones industrial average to a record, as surprisingly strong profits from companies such as Archer Daniels Midland Co.  offset an unexpected fall in a key gauge of U.S. manufacturing.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close, as strong profits from such companies as Bear Stearns Cos. boosted optimism about the economy.
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The Dow closed at a record on Tuesday, striking above the 14,000 mark for the first time, and the Nasdaq rose to a six-and-a-half-year high on a cascade of stronger-than-expected earnings.
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Stocks rallied and the Dow industrials hit a record high on Wednesday as investors welcomed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assessment that the economy would grow moderately as inflation eases.