smpt.ai: U.S. stocks extended gains into a third session Thursday, led by tech stocks

U.S. stocks extended gains into a third session Thursday, led by tech stocks

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks extended gains into a third session Thursday, led by tech stocks, as investors bought on relief earnings were largely beating expectations and helped by the latest round of results from blue-chip International Business Machines and S&P 500-component eBay Inc
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.66 points, or 0.3%, to 12,943.66
The S&P 500 gained 3.73 points, or 0.3%, to 1,376.51
The Nasdaq Composite rose 23.30 points, or 0.8%, to 2,965.90