Regional stocks: Wall Street bounces back
Business Journal Thursday 14th June, 2012
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained ground on Thursday, closing up 155.53 points to 12,651. The NASDAQ closed up 17.72 points to 2,836 and the S&P 500 closed up 14.22 points to 1,329. The Davidson 99, which measures stocks in seven western states, including 19 in Oregon, closed up 1.59 points to 170.54. Among the biggest percent gainers regionally were Northwest Pipe (NYSE: NWPX), which closed up 6.36 percent to $23.40, RadiSys Corp. (NASD...
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