News Summary: Stocks edge higher; IBM pulls up Dow

News Summary: Stocks edge higher; IBM pulls up the Dow Jones industrial average

BIG BLUE: IBM helped pull the stock market out of a morning slump after the tech giant said it will add a dime to its quarterly dividend and buy back up to $5 billion more of its own stock.

SIX MONTHS STRAIGHT: The Standard & Poor's 500 index ended April with a 1.8 percent gain, the sixth month in a row the index has risen.

FINAL SCORE: The S&P 500 edged up 3.96 points to close at 1,597.57, a gain of 0.3 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 21.05 points, or 0.1 percent, to 14,839.80.

 
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Market Data

  • Currencies
    Currencies
    NamePriceChange% Chg
    1.26770.00+0.04%
    USDSGD=X
    1.6284-0.00-0.01%
    EURSGD=X
    1.9053-0.00-0.05%
    GBPSGD=X
    81.3183-0.06-0.08%
    SGDJPY=X
    6.1235-0.00-0.01%
    SGDHKD=X
    2.39450.01+0.43%
    SGDMYR=X
    7,704.4443-2.80-0.04%
    SGDIDR=X
    4.8410-0.00-0.02%
    SGDCNY=X
    1.2221-0.01-0.53%
    AUDSGD=X
  • Commodities
    Commodities
    NamePriceChange% Chg
    1,364.30-3.10-0.23%
    GCM13.CMX
    22.06-0.41-1.83%
    SIN13.CMX
    101.301.08+1.07%
    ^XAU
    3.32-0.06-1.86%
    HGN13.CMX
    93.55-0.73-0.77%
    CLN13.NYM
  • Bonds
    Bonds
    TreasuryYield (%)Yield Change
    0.890.06
    ^FVX
    2.030.08
    ^TNX
    3.210.06
    ^TYX

MARKET MOVERS

  • Most Actives
    Most Actives
    NamePriceChange% Chg
    1.92-0.26-11.93%
    C52.SI
    0.1140.00+1.79%
    5RJ.SI
    0.118-0.00-1.67%
    5HC.SI
    0.170.01+5.59%
    I12.SI
    0.570.00+0.00%
    E5H.SI
  • % Gainers
    % Gainers
    NamePriceChange% Chg
    0.530.05+11.58%
    S48.SI
    0.230.02+9.52%
    543.SI
    0.1860.01+7.51%
    Z75.SI
    0.680.05+7.09%
    5NF.SI
    0.170.01+5.59%
    I12.SI
  • % Losers
    % Losers
    NamePriceChange% Chg
    0.115-0.02-14.81%
    O57.SI
    0.115-0.02-14.18%
    N6H.SI
    1.92-0.26-11.93%
    C52.SI
    0.325-0.03-8.45%
    K29.SI
    0.194-0.02-9.77%
    D6U.SI