KQED Nightly Business Report September 16, 2015
Anticipated twoday meeting, investors bid up stocks digested some final Economic Data ahead of that meeting. More on that a little bit later in the program. But by the close, here are the numbers. Industrials up 228 points to finish at 16,599. Nasdaq higher by 54, and the s p 500 was up 25 points. More on todays big move in stocks. Stocks started up and they stayed up. Now its the day before a fed meeting. Stocks usually do advance. It was a particularly broad rally although the volume was moderate. A lot of big caps up 2 or more whether youre talking about merck and the pharmaceuticals or ge ...