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Investors enjoyed a Fat Tuesday of their own, reclaiming most of the prior session's losses, after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that all-out bank nationalization wasn't part of the goverment plan.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 236.16, or 3.3 percent, to close at 7,350.94. The S&P 500 rose 4 percent and Nasdaq advanced 3.9 percent.
This came after stocks dropped more than 3 percent on Monday, ending at levels not seen since May 1997.
Bernanke said it would damage the value of banks too much if the government took them over, assuaging concerns about nationalization and potential wipeout of shareholder value.
Bank stocks rallied.
Bank of America [BAC
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The European banking sector also remained in focus following reports from the Financial Times that the UK government could scrap Lloyds’ annual interest charge on loans from the government, in the hope of boosting lending.
And UBS may face a trial in the US as it wrangles with calls to disclose the details of thousands of its clients suspected of tax evasion, according to the New York Times.
General Motors [GM
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American Express [AXP
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Home Depot [HD
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] shares gained 11 percent after the home-improvement retailer reported a net loss of $54 million, or 3 cents a share. But excluding items, the profit came to 19 cents a share, which beat estimates of 15 cents.
And Macy's [M
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Also, shares of Medco Health Solutions [MHS
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In corporate news, state-owned insurance giant American Insurance Group [AIG
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In the biotechnology sector, members of Genentech's [DNA
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In economic news, home prices continued to post record declines. Prices of single-family homes dropped 18.5 percent in December from a year earlier, according to an S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index.
And consumer confidence plunged to a record low in February. The Conference Board's confidence index dropped to 25 from a downwardly revised 37.4 in January. Economists had expected a more mild drop to 35.5.
Later, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress to outline his budget plan.
This Week:
TUESDAY: Obama addresses Congress on budget
WEDNESDAY: Part 2 of Bernanke testimony; weekly mortgage applications; existing-home sales; earnings from Garmin, Liberty Media, Martha Stewart and Limited Brands
THURSDAY: Durable-goods orders; weekly jobless claims; new home sales; earnings from Cablevision, Dell, Gap, and Kohl's
FRIDAY: GDP; consumer sentiment
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