Dow Industrials, up 559.20 points, or 7.35% this month to 8168.12.
* Biggest monthly point gain since May 2007.
* Up for the second month in a row (up 15.65%).
* Best two month gain (in percentage terms) since the start of the last Bull market (two months ended November 2002.)
* Today, it fell 17.61 points, or 0.22%.
* Today’s top contributors to the Dow’s movement and their point contribution: CAT (15.05), JNJ (10.59), DIS (7.09), INTC (3.42), GE (3.42).
* Today’s laggers and their point contribution: XOM (-14.10), JPM (-11.79), CVX (-11.63), MCD (-8.92), PG (-7.81).
Nasdaq Composite, up 188.71 points, or 12.35% this month to 1717.30.
* Best monthly point gain since November 2001.
* Biggest monthly percentage gain since October 2002.
* Up two straight months (up 24.64%).
* Biggest two month percent gain since the two months ended November 2002.
* Today, it gained 5.36 points, or 0.31%.
S&P 500, up 74.94 points, or 9.39% this month to 872.81.
* Biggest monthly point gain since November 2001.
* Best monthly percent gain since March 2000, when it rose 9.67%.
* Up two straight months (up 18.74%).
* Biggest two month percent gain since the two months ended February 1975 when it rose 19.01%.
* Today, it fell 0.83 points, or 0.10%.
