Stocks End Higher; Oil Curbs Gains
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US stocks advanced on Friday as a jump in September retail sales boosted investor confidence in the economy, but oil prices at a fresh record of $55 a barrel kept gains in check.
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Stocks ended higher on Monday,  lifted  by a flurry of deals, such as Citigroup Inc.'s C.N plans to  sell its Travelers insurance unit, and relief that elections in  Iraq proceeded with less bloodshed than expected.
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Leading shares closed higher after a late afternoon rally in response to an uptick in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) as crude prices slipped back in New York.
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Leading shares closed firmer, ending near the day's peak gaining a boost in the afternoon from an early rally on Wall Street thanks to some positive earnings news, and a retreat by crude prices, dealers said.
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NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a modest relief rally Monday, with stocks edging higher on news that oil production had soared during the month of September.    Investors who have sold stocks for months as oil prices climbed reversed course Monday and started buying as the price of crude declined...
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Leading shares closed markedly higher, encouraged by gains on Wall Street where investors cheered a flurry of M-and-A deals at home and abroad, and solid economic data, although rising oil prices remained under scrutiny, dealers said.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as a drop in oil prices boosted investor confidence about the economy, but thin volume meant dealers were skeptical about the strength of the rally.
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Stocks indexes rose on Thursday as higher oil prices lifted energy stocks while a crop of positive headlines boosted pharmaceutical stocks.
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U.S. stocks staged a late rally to end  higher on Wednesday even as crude oil prices touched a record  at over $52 per barrel, while the Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's  500 indexes notched their highest levels in months.
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U.S. stocks held solid gains on  Wednesday afternoon as investors welcomed a sharp drop in oil  prices after an unexpected rise in crude inventories last week,  helping to ease worries about lower corporate profits.
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U.S. stocks ended marginally higher on Tuesday after oil prices pulled back from a session high near $60 a barrel, offsetting a sell-off in the tech sector after National Semiconductor Corp. lowered its outlook.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday,  as a drop in oil prices boosted investor confidence about the  economy, but thin volume meant dealers were skeptical about the  strength of the rally.
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US stocks have ended on a high note, boosted by receding oil prices and an upbeat reading for the US economy. Just after the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 23.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday,  as oil prices eased and insurance stocks extended gains from  their rally late on Monday.
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Stocks closed higher on Friday after a three-day slide as bond yields retreated and oil prices fell, easing worries about rising borrowing costs and inflation.
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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.