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03-16-2010, 11:45 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after Standard & Poor's affirmed its ratings on Greece and ended its review for a possible downgrade of the country's debt.
* Worries over the high debt load Greece and some other euro zone nations have plagued equity markets of late.
* The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) gained 32.65 points, or 0.31 percent, to 10,674.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) rose 5.97 points, or 0.52 percent, to 1,156.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) climbed 10.79 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,373.00.
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100316/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks_17
* Worries over the high debt load Greece and some other euro zone nations have plagued equity markets of late.
* The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) gained 32.65 points, or 0.31 percent, to 10,674.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) rose 5.97 points, or 0.52 percent, to 1,156.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) climbed 10.79 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,373.00.
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100316/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks_17