{"id":34216,"date":"2012-09-14T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-on-qe3\/34216\/"},"modified":"2012-09-14T16:42:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T16:42:00","slug":"stocks-end-higher-on-qe3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-on-qe3\/34216\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks End Higher on QE3"},"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>Stocks ended higher in trading today as investors continued to cheer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a>\u2019s decision to implement another round of quantitative easing.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-34216\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 0.40% higher at 13,593.37, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> ended the day 0.40% higher at 1,465.77, and the Nasdaq ended the day 0.89% higher at 3,183.95.<\/p>\n<p>Basic Materials sector led the gains in the S&amp;P 500 in trading today, ending the day 1.67% higher. Consumer Cyclical sector also rose sharply, ending the day 1.65% higher. Energy sector ended the day 1.48% higher. Financials rose 1.04%. Technology sector ended the day 1.13% higher.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major gainers in trading today were Fossil Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FOSL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: FOSL<\/a>), which ended the day 11.43% higher at $93.60, Analogic Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ALOG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: ALOG<\/a>), which ended the day 16.26% higher at $80.44, Apple Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AAPL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: AAPL<\/a>), which ended the day 1.22% higher at $691.28, Groupon Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GRPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: GRPN<\/a>), which ended the day 10.71% higher at $5.27, and Kayak Software Corp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=KYAK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: KYAK<\/a>), which ended the day 9.92% higher at $32.92.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major losers in trading today were Swift Transportation Co. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SWFT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: SWFT<\/a>), which ended the day 8.11% lower at $8.27, and Werner Enterprises Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=WERN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: WERN<\/a>), which ended the day 7.35% lower at $21.93.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic front, a report released by the Commerce Department showed that retail sales rose in the month of August. Meanwhile, the Thomson Reuters\/University of Michigan\u2019s consumer sentiment index rose to highest level in four months in September. A report from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> showed that industrial production fell in August..<\/p>\n<p>European markets rallied in trading today, with the FTSE 100 Index in London ending the day 1.64% higher, and the CAC 40 Index in Paris ending the day 2.27% higher. Asian markets also rose sharply overnight, with the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan ending 1.83% higher, and the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong ending 2.90% higher.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"nrelate_popular_2\" class=\"nrelate nrelate_popular nrelate_default nr_1col nr_text\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--[if IE 6]>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery('.nrelate_default').removeClass('nrelate_default');<\/script>\n\t<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tnRelate.domain = \"www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news\";\n\t\tvar entity_decoded_nr_mp_url = jQuery('<span\/>').html(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120916222158\/http:\/\/api.nrelate.com\/mpw_wp\/0.51.2\/?tag=nrelate_popular&domain=www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news%2Fstocks-end-higher-on-qe3%2F34216&nr_div_number=2&maxageposts=7200&increment=1\").text();\n\t\tnRelate.getNrelatePosts(entity_decoded_nr_mp_url);\n\t\/* ]]&gt; *\/\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n\n\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-for-the-week-4\/34243\">\nStocks End Higher for the Week<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/spirit-airlines-shares-plunge-on-profit-warning-save\/34239\">\nSpirit Airlines Shares Plunge on Profit Warning (SAVE)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-settle-higher-23\/34237\">\nGold Prices Settle Higher<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-on-qe3\/34216\">\nStocks End Higher on QE3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-settle-higher-silver-prices-slip-2\/34215\">\nGold Prices Settle Higher; Silver Prices Slip<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-holding-on-to-gains-in-mid-day-trading-3\/34212\">\nStocks Holding on to Gains in Mid-Day Trading<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/ocean-power-technologies-optt-opt-got-off-to-a-strong-start-in-fiscal-2013\/34192\">\nOcean Power Technologies &#8211; OPTT &#8211; OPT got off to a strong start in fiscal 2013<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n\n\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120916222158im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n\nEd Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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