US Stocks Up Slightly After Mixed Data

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100915-711889.html

By Jonathan Cheng, Donna Kardos Yesalavich and Kristina Peterson  

Stocks edged up tentatively as the market continued to search for direction, after a package of mixed economic data and Japan's strongest attempt in years to tame its soaring yen.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently up 28 points, or 0.3%, at 10554, helped by a 2.7% climb at Travelers and a 1% gain at Hewlett-Packard. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3% to 2298, while the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index edged up 0.1% to 1123.

Traders said that the recent rise in investor optimism has helped push the market up to the top of its tight trading range. One key signal will be whether the S&P 500 can break through the 1130 level.

 

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100915-711889.html

 

(not bad at all, bulls won again.  Nice~)