U.S. Stocks Advance Following Bernanke’s Comments

U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the highest level since 2008, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said that accommodative monetary policy is still needed to spur jobs.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-26/u-s-stock-futures-are-little-changed-lions-gate-surges.html

Dow	13,232.10	+151.33	1.16%
S&P 500	1,415.04	+17.93	1.28%
Nasdaq	3,119.07	+51.15	1.67%