Posts Tagged ‘commodities’

The Dow Jones Industrial average rose for a fourth consecutive day, gaining 155.91 points to close at 9,506 on Friday. The markets were helped by positive comments from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke confirming that the economy is beginning to recover. In the commodities markets, oil finished at its highest level of 2009 at $73.96 per barrel, while gold rose $12.80 to $953.10. Jim Cramer’s stock ... Full story