{"id":31416,"date":"2012-07-27T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-rally-for-a-second-straight-day\/31416\/"},"modified":"2012-07-27T16:59:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T16:59:00","slug":"stocks-rally-for-a-second-straight-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-rally-for-a-second-straight-day\/31416\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Rally for a Second Straight Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Stocks rose sharply for a second day in a row, with all three major indexes finishing the day at session highs. Stocks rose amid hopes that central banks will provide further stimulus to boost the global economy.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-31416\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 1.46% higher at 13,075.66, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> ended the day 1.91% higher at 1,385.97, and the Nasdaq ended the day 2.24% higher at 2,958.09.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>For the week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> rose 1.97%, the S&amp;P 500 rose 1.71%, and the Nasdaq rose 1.12%.<\/p>\n<p>All sectors in the S&amp;P 500 ended the day sharply higher. The gains in the S&amp;P 500 were led by Consumer Cyclical sector, which ended the day 2.60% higher. Basic Materials sector ended the day 2% higher, while Energy sector ended the day 1.85% higher. Industrials rose 2.33%. Financials ended the day 2.23% higher. Technology sector ended the day 2.21% higher.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major gainers in trading today were Expedia Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=EXPE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: EXPE<\/a>), which ended the day 20.11% higher at $54.90, Amazon.com Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AMZN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: AMZN<\/a>), which ended the day 7.87% higher at $237.32, Arch Coal Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ACI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: ACI<\/a>), which ended the day 29.28% higher at $6.80, Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"NYSE Today\">NYSE<\/a>: ANR), which ended the day 20.12% higher at $7.01, and Qlik Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: QLIK), which ended the day 17.67% higher at $20.78.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major losers in trading today were Facebook Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: FB<\/a>), which ended the day 11.70% lower at $23.70, and Starbucks Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SBUX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: SBUX<\/a>), which ended the day 9.42% lower at $47.47.<\/p>\n<p>European markets also rose sharply today, with the FTSE 100 Index in London ending the day 0.97% higher, and the CAC 40 Index in Paris ending the day 2.28% higher. 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