Stocks have extended their upturn

Stocks have extended their upturn in recent trade. The effort has dashed the losses of the major equity averages, putting them at fresh session highs. Between the Dow, S&P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite, the Nasdaq has done the best job of working its way higher. It actually came within close reach of the neutral line only minutes ago. Its relative strength comes with help from large-cap tech issues like Microsoft (MSFT 29.56, +0.33) and Apple (AAPL 453.03, +5.75).

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