Dow industrials closes above 13,000 to 13,005.12
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks gained Tuesday after an index showed consumer confidence at a 12-month high and oil prices slid, helping boost the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 13,000 since May 2008. The Dow average rose 23.61 points, or 0.2%, to 13,005.12. The S&P 500 gained 4.59 points, or 0.3%, to 1,372.18, its fourth straight session of gains. The Nasdaq Composite added 20.60 points, or 0.7%, to 2,986.76, also its fourth day of gains.