Dollar falls more; reports ECB buying Italian debt
Aug. 5, 2011, 1:02 p.m. EDT
Stocks rise again on reports of European reforms
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks resumed a rally mode Friday on reports that Italy and the European Union had agreed to economic reform measures. "If there is one good thing out of this crisis it is these countries are finally learning the desperate need to liberalize their economies," noted Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI-DJIA) rose 131.31 points to 11,514.99. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SNC:SPX) climbed 9.53 points to 1,209.85. The Nasdaq Composite was up fractionally at 2,557.09.