Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 1.03% to 34,222.59 while the NASDAQ rose 0.74% to 14,377.16. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.67% to 4,270.15.
Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.85% to 34,161.06 while the NASDAQ rose 0.80% to 14,386.13. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.61% to 4,267.52.
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) reported quarterly earnings of $2.40 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.23 by 7.62 percent. This is a 26.32 percent increase over earnings of $1.90 per share from the same