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DataBank: Investors Have Reasons To Cheer As 2006 EndsStocks finished 2006 on a high note. Though they slipped a bit on Friday, the Dow Jones industrials ended the year up 16.3 percent and less than 50 points from their record high of 12,510.57 reached on Wednesday. Most of the market gains came in the last half of the year, as oil prices started to retreat from their record highs, signs began to appear that the worst of the housing slump may have passed and the Federal Reserve stopped raising short-term interest rates. On Friday, shares of Apple Computer rose nearly 5 percent on news that the company had exonerated its chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, of any wrongdoing in a stock options backdating inquiry. The stock markets will be closed tomorrow for New Years Day and on Tuesday for a national day of mourning for former President Gerald R. Ford. For the week, the Dow rose 119.93 points, or 1.0 percent, to close at 12,463.15. The Standard & Poors 500-stock index gained 7.54 points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,418.30. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 14.11 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,415.29. The Nasdaq finished the year 9.5 percent higher, and the S.& P. 500 ended 2006 up 13.6 percent. The 10-year Treasury notes yield rose to 4.70 percent from 4.62 percent a week earlier. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationA Weak Dollar Is Music to Foreign Tourists...Worrying change for the average non-dom millionaire... Alitalia rises on hope that rescue is on wing... BA reviews transfers to T5 after shambolic opening... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - DataBank: Investors Have Reasons To Cheer As 2006 Ends |
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