Positive Tone Persists

[BRIEFING.COM] An upbeat mood among market participants has kept stocks trading in positive territory for the entire session and even drove the major indices to new highs for 2009. In order to reach those highs, the Dow had to climb 54% from its 2009 low, while the S&P 500 jumped roughly 63% from its low this year and the Nasdaq surged 71% from its 2009 low. All three indices registered their respective 2009 lows in March.