The stock market extends its gains and then holds near session highs.
All ten sectors are post a gain. The worst performing sector,
utilities, is up 0.9%, The best performing sector, financials, is up
10.7%.
Third Quarter Performance Review: The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 are
down 5.5%, 10.0% and 9.9%, respectively. Small-caps are outperforming
-- the Russell 2000 is down 2.7%. Mid-caps, however, trail their
large-cap counterparts -- the S&P 400 is down 12.7%.