Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Rise Higher, Synta Pharmaceuticals Falls
March 14, 2013 at 15:44 PM EDT
Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.46 percent to 14,521.47 while the NASDAQ gained 0.35 percent to 3,256.33. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.46 percent to 1,561.91. Index Technicals: The S&P looks to find resistance at 1,556.50 with lower support at 1,550, and lower at 1,540. The Dow seems