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Stocks Continue Strong Rally

Posted Jul 17, 08 3:35 PM CDT in Business 

(Newser) – The markets continued yesterday’s rally as oil kept falling—hitting a low of $131 a barrel for the first time in 6 weeks—and traders bought up financial shares with renewed confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 207.38 points to close at 11,446.66; its 484-point jump since yesterday is the best two-day gain since November. The Nasdaq rose 27.45 to 2,312.30, and the S&P 500 climbed 14.96 to 1,260.31.

JP Morgan led financials to rally after disclosing a 53% drop in second-quarter net income that nonetheless beat analysts' predictions. "The bank shares have gotten killed in the last month because the market was in fear that the US financial system itself was deteriorating,” said a Miller Tabak strategist. “So there is a massive sigh of relief that these numbers are…better than expectations.” 

Sources Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch

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Traders Richard Farrell, left, and Christopher Carrella, both with Kellogg Specialist Group, work at computer terminals during early trading at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday July17, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Lehman Brothers trader Scott Mazzella, center, confers with other traders as they gather around his station during early trading at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July17, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Trader Tommy Kalikas talks on his phone as he checks his digital notepad during early trading at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday July17, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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