US major indices push higher into the close. End the day near session highs

<p>It wasn't a huge day but the major indices are closed near their session highs. The gains were led by the Dow industrial average which saw an increase by 0.63%.</p><p>The final numbers show:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average rose 211.35 points or 0.63% at 33946.24</li><li>S&amp;P index rose 10.75 points or 0.24% at 4409.71</li><li>NASDAQ index rose 24.76 points or 0.18% at 13685.47</li><li>Russell 2000 outpaced the top3 with a gain of 30.58 points or 1.64% at 1895.25</li></ul><p>Yields moving lower helped to limit the declines. </p><ul><li>2 year yields fell -6.1 basis points</li><li>5 year yields fell -9.0 basis points</li><li>10 year yields fell 4.0 basis points</li></ul>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.