Stock Market News For Jun 14, 2019
Zacks Investment Research | Jun 13, 2019 09:51PM ET
Markets closed in the green on Thursday after energy shares rallied following an attack on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Further, shares of Disney supported gains for the Dow. The three major benchmarks ended in the positive territory.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) increased 0.4%, to close at 26,106.77. The S&P 500 increased 0.4% to close at 2,891.64. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 7,837.13, gaining 0.6%. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) increased 2.1% to close at 16.24. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 3.87-to-1 ratio. On Nasdaq, a 2.48-to-1 ratio favored advancing issues.
How Did the Benchmarks Perform?
The Dow amassed 101.9 points to close in the green. Gains for the 30-stock index were broad were led by a rally in the shares of Disney (NYSE:DIS) , which gained 4.4%. Disney has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see Zacks Investment Research
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