Markets soar as Fed meets

The markets continued climbing during the midday with the Dow leaping 196 points to 17,565 as the Federal Reserve began its two day meeting. Nasdaq jumped 58 points to 5,010.


On the upside


Shares of Truett-Hurst (Nasdaq: THST) continued climbing.


Rising crude oil prices lifted shares of Vanguard Natural Resources (Nasdaq: VNR).


Alon Blue Square Israel (NYSE: BSI) completed the sale of its holdings in Diners Club Israel to Credit Card for Israel.

On the downside


Shares of Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) extended its losses.


Investors locked in profits on NephroGenex (Nasdaq: NRX).


Profit taking weighed down shares of Smith & Wesson (Nasdaq: SWHC).


In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 3 to 1 on the NYSE and by more than 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 soared 24 points to 2,046. Bitcoin climbed $17 to $458.

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