Stocks rise, euro falls after Europe unveils stimulus plan
Associated Press - Jan 22, 2015
U.S. stocks rose late Thursday morning after Europe's central bank announced a plan to shore up that region's economy. The euro fell against the dollar and European stock markets turned higher following the news.
KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 was up 15 points, or 0.7 percent, at 2,047 as of 11:20 a.m. The stock-market benchmark finished with its third straight day of gains on Wednesday, its longest win streak in the new year.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 119 points, or 0.7 percent, to 17,675 while the Nasdaq climbed 41 points, or 0.9 percent, to 4,709.
