Stocks & Bonds: Led by Technology, Shares Extend Rise
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Wall Street extended its rebound from the summer slump yesterday after dips in manufacturing growth and construction spending raised investorsâ hopes for a reduction in interest rates.
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US stocks opened higher on Monday, with Wall Street extending its year-end rally in what is expected to be a light, post-holiday trading day.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as Internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology  shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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Stocks extended their rally on Friday, led by technology shares after computer maker Dell Inc. shot up 8 per cent on a higher quarterly profit and an optimistic forecast.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as demand   for technology shares such as Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O and   for semiconductor shares helped lift the Nasdaq more than 1   percent.
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Stocks extended gains on Thursday, pushing the Dow industrials up more than 1 percent, with support from a brokerage upgrade of General Motors Corp.  and McDonald's Corp.'s  dividend increase.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday,  with Wall Street extending its year-end rally in what is  expected to be a light, post-holiday trading day.
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Leading shares closed higher as gains among Wall Street technology issues added to sentiment already buoyed by Johnson Matthey's reassuring trading update.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, extending a rebound from last week's sharp sell-off, as investors snapped up financial shares and strong monthly sales from key retailers overshadowed concerns about the subprime mortgage lending market.
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Stocks climbed on Friday, with gains on all three major indexes topping 1 percent, as strong results from Research in Motion lifted the technology sector while a report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank boosted financial stocks.
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Asian stocks were mostly higher on  Monday, led by electronics and telecoms firms, while oil  extended gains and the dollar edged up ahead of an expected  U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate rise on Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as oil  prices resumed their retreat. Technology shares sped ahead, led  by Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and Intel Corp. INTC.O
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Wall Street stocks rose on Friday after strong results from Research (NASDAQ:RIMM) In Motion provided a boost to the technology sector and on reports that Merrill Lynch may get a multi-billion dollar capital infusion from Singapore.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after a key inflation gauge underscored hopes for steady interest rates and technology stocks rose after news that Dell Inc.  Chairman Michael Dell would resume his duties as chief executive.
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NEW YORK - Stocks extended their gains into a second day Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices. The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index posted especially robust gains...
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With just six business days remaining in the current calendar quarter, it's easy to spot the investors holding lots of technology stocks. They're the ones holding their breath.