Stocks pare losses on hopes for Greek talks
February 15, 2012
Text size
–
+
U.S. stocks pared losses in the last half hour of trading amid optimism Greek leaders will commit to austerity measures needed for a second bailout. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slid 0.1 percent to 1,350.50 at 4 p.m. New York time, trimming an earlier decline of as much as 0.8 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.24 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 12,878.28 today. Stocks recovered after Reuters reported that Greece’s Conservative Party leader will deliver a letter of commitment to lenders tomorrow, citing a government source.
For more from BostonGlobe.com, sign up or log in below
To continue, please sign up or log in to BostonGlobe.com
Access the full articles and quality reporting of The Boston Globe at BostonGlobe.com
Sign up
Unlimited Access to BostonGlobe.com for 4 weeks for only 99¢.
Are you a Boston Globe home delivery subscriber?
Get FREE access as part of your print subscription.
BostonGlobe.com subscriber
Click to continue reading this article or to log in to BostonGlobe.com.
