(November 4, 2008)--As Americans went to the polls Tuesday investors were buying stocks.
The key averages rose more than 3 percent.
The Dow was up 305 points to 9,625.
The S&P 500 surged 39 points to 1,005.
The Nasdaq composite gained nearly 54 points to 1,780.
Advancing issues topped decliners by a more than 3-1 margin.
Volume on the NYSE came to 5.3 billion shares, while Nasdaq stock market volume was 2.3 shares.
Oil futures rose as well.
Light, sweet crude for December delivery rose $6.62 to settle at $70.53.
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