U.S. stocks opened the final session of 2013 with small gains Tuesday morning, with the Dow Jones industrial Average eying another record close and blue-chip equities on track for their biggest annual percentage gain since the 1990s. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA +0.26% rose 33 points, or 0.2%, to 16,536, a day after eking out its 51st record finish of 2013. The index is up around 26% since the beginning of 2013, on track for its biggest annual gain since 1996. The S&P500SPX +0.33% rose 3 points to 1,844 and is up more than 29% for the year, which would mark its biggest annual jump since 1997. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.48%advanced 9 points to 4,164, setting the stage for a nearly 38% annual rise, which would be the largest since 2009.
Source:Marketwatch
Source:Marketwatch
