Thursday, the Dow rose 158.11 points (0.43%) to close at 37,248.35, the Nasdaq rose 27.60 points (0.19%) to close at 14,761.56 and the S&P 500 12.46 points (0.26%) to close at 4,719.55. The Russell 2000 rose 53.01 points (2.72%) to close at 2,000.51, and the FT Wilshire 5000 Index rose 268.26 points (0.56%) to close at 47,790.60.

The 10-year Treasury note rose 31/32, bringing the yield to 3.911%. The 30-year Treasury bond rose 2 27/32, bringing the yield to 4.046%.