Stock markets continued to claw back from their October declines today, taking a cue from Hong Kong's Hang Seng, which rallied 6 percent overnight. In afternoon trading, the Dow was up 160, to 7601; the Nasdaq was up 27, to 1620. Frankfurt's DAX closed up 3.2 percent and London's FTSE 100 gained 1.9 percent
Stocks Push Higher
Stock markets continued to claw back from their October declines today, taking a cue from Hong Kong's Hang Seng, which rallied 6 percent overnight. In afternoon trading, the Dow was up 160, to 7601; the Nasdaq was up 27, to 1620. Frankfurt's DAX closed up 3.2 percent and London's FTSE 100 gained 1.9 percent
