Market Investors: Points and Indexes Fare

market investors: The Nasdaq Composite Index added 83.67 points, or 1.2%, to close at 7,347.54, according to Market Watch. What drove the market Investors will wade through more corporate earnings this week, with 97 members of the S&P 500 on tap along with one Dow component, Walt Disney Co. How did major indexes fare The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.68% rose 174.48 points, or 0.7%, to end at 25,239.37, while the S&P 500 index SPX, 0.47% gained 18.34 points, or 0.7%, to 2,724.87. DIS, 0.77% reporting Tuesday. Read Surprised by Fed's dovish tilt, economists cut forecasts of future interest-rate hikes Check out Does Fed's dovish turn signal further gains for stocks Bond investors have doubts U.S.-China trade talks will remain in focus as a March 1 deadline to avoid an increase on tariffs on Chinese imports looms. Read Disney and Alphabet highlight another big week of earnings More broadly, stocks continue to benefit from a dovish Federal Reserve after the central bank last week signaled rate increases were on hold until further notice. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.