At 11:30 on Jan. 18 EST, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 64.10 points to 11,851.48 points, or 0.54%; the Nasdaq composite index rose 2.82 points to 2,758.12 points, or 0.10%; the S & P 500 Index rose 0.61 points to 1,293.85 points, or 0.05%.
Among the Dow 30 stocks, 19 stocks rose. As of Friday, the Dow has closed higher for 7 weeks and closed at a new high since mid-2008. Dow component Boeing (BA) rose 3.1% after the company announced another postponement of the first new Boeing 787 delivery.
U.S. stocks on Monday, Yin Mading - Luther - King Day holiday. Asian markets mostly higher on Tuesday, European stock markets have risen current.
Among S & P 500 index, natural resources and industrial sector performance excellence, the telecommunications sector lagged behind the broader market.
Apple (AAPL) fell 3.6% due to sickness of the company CEO Steve Jobs may have aroused concern in the market.
Tuesday, pre, banking giant Citigroup (C) reported fourth-quarter profit of 1.31 billion, or 4 cents a share, below market expectations. Citigroup shares fell 5.5%.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) fell 4.4%, the company announced that the season ended 31 December swung from a loss of 3 cents per share last year into earnings per share of 2 cents. The company last quarter adjusted earnings per share were 19 cents, FactSet Research survey of analysts had on average expected earnings of 25 cents per share. The stock fell 5.5% premarket.