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How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Tuesday
Wall Sreet: Specialist Mario Picone, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday
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Wall Sreet: Specialist Mario Picone, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday. U.S. stocks are opening higher after UPS, Ford and other big companies reported earnings gains and as markets in China and Europe stabilized. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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span class="inline inline-center">Wall Sreet: Specialist Mario Picone, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday. U.S. stocks are opening higher after UPS, Ford and other big companies reported earnings gains and as markets in China and Europe stabilized. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Global stocks steadied and U.S. markets advanced Tuesday as investors were encouraged by strong results from UPS, Ford and other big companies. The recovery comes after five straight days of losses for U.S. indexes.
For the day:
The Dow Jones industrial average added 189.68 points, or 1.1 percent, to 17,630.27.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 25.61 points, or 1.2 percent, to 2,093.25.
The Nasdaq composite rose 49.43 points, or 1 percent, to 5,089.21.
For the week:
The Dow is up 61.74 points, or 0.4 percent.
The S&P 500 is up 13.60 points, or 0.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 0.58 of a point, or 0.01 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 192.80 points, or 1.1 percent.
The S&P 500 index is up 34.35 points, or 1.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 353.15 points, or 7.5 percent. (*)
