TSC 21: Index Hits Record High

TheStreet.com 21 index kept its momentum on a rocky Tuesday in the market.

The index hit a new record of 1053.31, up 6.71 points, or 0.6%, from Monday's close. The broader markets rose as well, shaking off news of deadly terrorist attacks in Baghdad and Jerusalem. The

Dow Jones Industrial Average

closed up 16.45 points, or 0.2%, at 9428.90, and the

Nasdaq

rose 21.62 points, or 1.2%, to land at 1761.11.

Solectron

( SLR) rose 51 cents, or 9.9%, to close at $5.67, while

Continental Airlines

(CAL) - Get Report

rose 39 cents, or 2.8%, to $14.21.

E*Trade

(ET) - Get Report

gained 24 cents, or 2.7%, to $8.99, while

Yahoo!

(YHOO)

closed at $32.03, up 74 cents, or 2.4%.

Manpower

(MAN) - Get Report

, the staffing company, rose on hopes of a labor resurgence. It reached $39.40, up 91 cents, or 2.4%.

Among the decliners,

Smurfit-Stone

( SSCC), the container board and box maker, lost 21 cents, or 1.3%, to $15.60.

Devon Energy

(DVN) - Get Report

,

Expeditors

(EXPD) - Get Report

,

Level 3 Communications

(LVLT)

,

Caterpillar

(CAT) - Get Report

and

Equity Office

( EOP) all posted less-than-1% losses.

Overall, the index is 53.31 points, or 5.3%, above its start at 1000 on July 3.