The Nasdaq closed 40.68 points higher yesterday at 2116.36 having recorded its biggest monthly ga...
The Nasdaq closed 40.68 points higher yesterday at 2116.36 having recorded its biggest monthly gain in 10 years while the Dow Jones fell 75.08 to 10,734.97 and the Standard & Poor's 500 declined just 3.58 to 1249.47. The US tech focused index continues to benefit from Friday's GDP report of strong economic growth when the index rallied. Cisco advanced $1.38 to 16.98, Juniper rose $4.01 to 59.03 and Ciena advanced $4.77 to 55.06. Drug group Eli Lilly gained $2.24 to 85 when US magazine Barron's said it is to launch 10 new products in the next four years, which it hopes will take the pl...
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