12 Feb 2015
The ceasefire in Ukraine came to Wall Street, that closed with big gains
FXStreet (San Francisco) - US stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors traded on risk appetite mode following news that Greece will receive assistance from the ECB for banks and the agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
The Dow rose more than 100 points to close near to the 18,000 level. The S&P 500 hit its highest level in 2015; while the Nasdaq touched the highest level since March 2000. Oil WTI jumped 5% from $49.30 to close at $51.25.
All sectors finished Thursday up for the day. Materials led the market with an increase of 2.08% on the day. Followed by Energy shares (+1.84%) and Technology (+1.47%).
The Dow Jones rose 0.62% to close the day at 17,972.38; the S&P 500 advanced 0.96% to 2,088.48; while the Nasdaq Composite rallied 1.18% to 4,857.61. Small caps in the figure of the Russell 2000 rose 1.22% to 1,216.25.
Among big caps, the winner of the day was Cisco Systems $CSCO (+9.39%) after publishing a stronger-than-expected earnings report; followed by Exxon Mobil $XOM (+1.95%), and Apple $AAPL (+1.27%). To the downside, laggards were American Express $AXP (-6.43%), after Costco $COST reported it will stopped its exclusivity deal in US; followed by Baidu $BIDU (-4.50%); and Johnson & Johnson &JNJ (-1.93%).
The Dow rose more than 100 points to close near to the 18,000 level. The S&P 500 hit its highest level in 2015; while the Nasdaq touched the highest level since March 2000. Oil WTI jumped 5% from $49.30 to close at $51.25.
All sectors finished Thursday up for the day. Materials led the market with an increase of 2.08% on the day. Followed by Energy shares (+1.84%) and Technology (+1.47%).
The Dow Jones rose 0.62% to close the day at 17,972.38; the S&P 500 advanced 0.96% to 2,088.48; while the Nasdaq Composite rallied 1.18% to 4,857.61. Small caps in the figure of the Russell 2000 rose 1.22% to 1,216.25.
Among big caps, the winner of the day was Cisco Systems $CSCO (+9.39%) after publishing a stronger-than-expected earnings report; followed by Exxon Mobil $XOM (+1.95%), and Apple $AAPL (+1.27%). To the downside, laggards were American Express $AXP (-6.43%), after Costco $COST reported it will stopped its exclusivity deal in US; followed by Baidu $BIDU (-4.50%); and Johnson & Johnson &JNJ (-1.93%).