U.S. stocks close higher, Dow Industrials set new record

4:30 pm ET Nov 15, 2006

DJIA

12,251

+33.70

S&P

1,396

+3.35

NASDAQ

2,442

+12.09

10Yr

4.62%

+0.047

U.S. stocks close higher, Dow Industrials set new record

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average
stretching to a fresh record close after surprising strength in a
regional survey eased economic worries, with further help from Altria
Group Inc. and Boeing Co. and news of a possible merger in the airline
sector.