The powerful rally lifted the Nasdaq composite index to its fourth straight record and brought its gains to 6.3 percent in less than two weeks.

A rally late yesterday lifted blue-chip stocks out of their worst downturn of the year.

Still, the recent rally has not lifted all issues.

An explosive rally lifted platinum prices to a four-week high.

A modest late rally lifted prices of long-term Treasury securities yesterday.

A blue-chip rally lifted the Dow industrials to 3,249.11, up 14.99 for the day and 17.67 for the week.

A late rally lifted prices of Treasury securities yesterday in an abbreviated trading session.

The rally also lifted the index back above the low it set in the Aug. 31 market wipeout.

Wall Street was taken by surprise yesterday, as another late-afternoon rally lifted stock prices out of their morning slump.

The rally in gasoline lifted the June crude oil contract 12 cents, to $22.32 a barrel.