Stocks: Bonds rise sharply as Fed keeps stimulus
By Associated Press on Sep 18, 2013, at 1:41 PM Updated on 9/18/13 at 3:33 PM
Finance
Porat’s own bank almost vanished when hedge funds, spooked by difficulties getting money out of bankrupt Lehman Brothers, pulled more than $128 billion in two weeks from Morgan Stanley.
When it comes to catastrophes and disasters, anniversaries typically bring up bad memories.
NEW YORK — The stock market is closing at a record high after the Federal Reserve's surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus in place.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 147 points, or 1 percent, to 15,676 Wednesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 20 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,725. Both were records.
The Nasdaq rose 38 points, or 1 percent, to 3,783.
Bond yields plunged, prompting investors to bid up stocks that have big dividends. Utilities surged 3 percent, the most of the 10 sectors in the S&P 500 index.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.71 percent from 2.85 percent, the biggest one-day drop in almost two years.
Gold prices surged as investors feared the Fed's continued bond purchases might cause inflation.
Volume was heavy.
Finance
Porat’s own bank almost vanished when hedge funds, spooked by difficulties getting money out of bankrupt Lehman Brothers, pulled more than $128 billion in two weeks from Morgan Stanley.
When it comes to catastrophes and disasters, anniversaries typically bring up bad memories.
