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
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rose 39 cents, or 2.8%, to $14.21.
E*Trade
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gained 24 cents, or 2.7%, to $8.99, while
Yahoo!
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closed at $32.03, up 74 cents, or 2.4%.
Manpower
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, 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
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,
Expeditors
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,
Level 3 Communications
(LVLT)
,
Caterpillar
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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.
