Wall Street rebounded today in another turbulent session, as investors rushed back into the market after the Standard & Poor's 500 index tested a 2003 low.

The US stock market notched its second straight daily advance today, with investors encouraged by a pull-back in oil prices and some better-than-expected economic data.

Wall Street closed mixed today, recuperating from a sharp plunge as investors snapped up bargain stocks on rumours that a bond insurer rescue plan is progressing and upbeat comments from Cisco Systems and Amazon.

Wall Street finished a quiet session modestly higher today as Wall Street awaited the government’s September employment report, hoping it will strike a balance between steady growth and more room for interest rate cuts.

Wall Street extended its losses today as investors awaited a stream of key economic data this week and were left disappointed by the collapse of several closely-watched acquisition deals.

Stocks advanced on Wall Street today as investors welcomed an employment report that painted the US job market as robust heading into the holiday season, easing concerns that the economy is losing steam too quickly.

Wall Street ended a dismal week with its third decline in a row today after oil prices jumped on word of a possible string of attacks in Nigeria near production facilities.

Wall Street fell sharply today after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve surprised investors by announcing that its broadest measure of manufacturing activity fell to a negative reading for the first time since April 2003, renewing investor fears that the economy could be cooling too quickly.

Wall Street recovered from an earlier plunge to finish narrowly mixed today as investors attempted to rally from a week of losses fuelled by concerns that higher interest rates will strain the global economy.