The Dow Jones closed higher at 10611.81, up 44.51 points (0.42%), marking its third day of rises and its highest closing level since January 19.
Topping the winners' board was International Business Machines Corp, up 1.98 points (0.58%) to $127.60 per share. Elsewhere The Home Depot Inc. was trading buoyantly at $31.13, up 0.42 points (1.32%), in the wake of being lauded as one of the ‘Most Valuable US Retail Brands". Materials and industrials components continued to suffer with 3M, trading at $81.26, down 0.30 points (0.37%). Elsewhere Coca Cola was down 0.60 points (1.1%) trading at $53.60. The strong showing from the US impacted on other markets around the globe with the FTSE at 5617.95, up 0.69 points (0.01%). A stro...
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