INQUIRER.net: Dow reaches a new high on improving sentiment

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Dow reaches a new high on improving sentiment Apr 9th 2013, 23:19 NEW YORK—The Dow Jones Industrial Average shook off early weakness Tuesday and pressed through to another record close, led by strong gains in tech shares Microsoft and Intel.   The Dow rose 59.98 points (0.41 percent) to 14,673.46.   The broad-based S&P 500 jumped 5.54 (0.35 percent) to 1,568.61, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 15.61 (0.48 percent) to 3,237.86.   Technology shares drove the gains: Microsoft (+3.6 percent), Intel (+3.1 percent), Cisco (+1.9 percent) and Oracle (+2.1 percent).   A 2.1 percent rise by Dow member Caterpillar also helped.   "There's this feeling that overseas investors might be... Keep on reading: Dow reaches a new high on improving sentiment Media files: wall-street-april-4-2013.jpg (image/jpeg)

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