Wall Street Rebounds on Some 'Fiscal Cliff' Progress
- 11 years ago
U.S stocks rebounded from early losses on Thursday (December 20) after Republican House Speaker John Boehner said he would keep working on a solution to the "fiscal cliff" while also slamming President Barack Obama's approach to budget talks.
NYSE Euronext was the S&P 500's biggest gainer, surging 34 percent to $32.25 (USD) after IntercontinentalExchange Inc said it would buy the operator of the New York Stock Exchange for $8.2 billion.
ICE shares shot up 1.4 percent to $130.10.
Republicans in the U.S House of Representatives pushed ahead with their own plan to avoid a series of steep tax hikes and spending cuts due in early 2013, complicating negotiations with the White House. Obama has vowed to veto the plan.
Investors have hoped for an agreement soon between policymakers, but progress has been slow. Boehner said he expected to continue to work with Obama, but repeated his charge that the president and Senate Democrats were trying to "slow walk" the country over the fiscal cliff.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 59.75 points, or 0.45 percent, to 13,311.72 at the close. The S&P 500 rose 7.88 points, or 0.55 percent, to 1,443.69. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 6.02 points, or 0.20 percent, to 3,050.39.
NYSE Euronext was the S&P 500's biggest gainer, surging 34 percent to $32.25 (USD) after IntercontinentalExchange Inc said it would buy the operator of the New York Stock Exchange for $8.2 billion.
ICE shares shot up 1.4 percent to $130.10.
Republicans in the U.S House of Representatives pushed ahead with their own plan to avoid a series of steep tax hikes and spending cuts due in early 2013, complicating negotiations with the White House. Obama has vowed to veto the plan.
Investors have hoped for an agreement soon between policymakers, but progress has been slow. Boehner said he expected to continue to work with Obama, but repeated his charge that the president and Senate Democrats were trying to "slow walk" the country over the fiscal cliff.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 59.75 points, or 0.45 percent, to 13,311.72 at the close. The S&P 500 rose 7.88 points, or 0.55 percent, to 1,443.69. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 6.02 points, or 0.20 percent, to 3,050.39.