A rally would help gold stocks, which are already among the stock market's best performers this year.
An overall rally in technology stocks also helped the stock.
The rally in the bond market helped push stocks higher.
The rally in the Japanese stock market has also helped.
The rally may help calm some investors who think that the market has found a bottom.
A rally in the bond market helped bolster stocks yesterday.
But a rally in the final three months helped to create optimism that the worst is over for both stocks and the economy.
Nevertheless, the rally to save independent schools helped spur the drive to incorporate.
A continuing rally in computer companies helped send the Nasdaq up 0.97, to 1,410.18, a third straight high.
The rally helped to pull soybean futures higher as well.