U.S. Dow Jones Index Rises by More Than 500 Points

Al-Taj News – The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the largest of the U.S. indices, rose by 529 points today, Tuesday, reaching 52,495 points, an increase of 1.02 percent.

After today’s trading, the U.S. Nasdaq Composite Index settled at 26,424 points, while the Standard & Poor’s Index (S&P 500) rose by about 21 points to reach 7,712 points.

Meanwhile, the price of U.S. West Texas oil fell by about two dollars to reach $101.09 per barrel.