February 26, 2008
All three indices moved higher today for the third consecutive trading day. This is the second such string in 2008, with the last occurrence just two weeks ago.
While Tuesdays gains were not large, the S&P500 advance of .69 percent is the 13th largest this year, and there were just 50 days last year with better performance.
The .75 percent increase of the NASDAQ is the ninth largest of the year, and in 2007, only 60 closes did better.
The DJIA has similar results: only eight other days this year provided larger gains, while there were 31 days in 2007 exceeding todays .91 percent.
DJIA .91 percent
NASDAQ .75 percent
S&P500 .69 percent
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