Dow Jones industrial average

It was the fourth straight increase for the Dow Jones industrial average. Industrial and energy companies had some of the biggest gains. Boeing climbed 2 percent.

KFC owner Yum Brands plunged 19 percent after the company cut its profit forecast for the year, citing weakness in its China operations. The company also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 122 points, or 0.7 percent, to 16,912.

KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 137 points, or 0.8 percent, to 16,925 as of 9:50 a.m. Eastern. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,995 and the Nasdaq composite rose 33 points, or 0.7 percent, to 4,781. The Dow has risen for the past three days, while the S&P 500 for five days out of the past six.

Major indexes were little changed in early trading Tuesday, though several stocks were moving on corporate news.

DuPont surged 10 percent after announcing that its embattled CEO Ella Kullman would leave.

PepsiCo rose 1 percent after the company announced reported profits that easily beat analysts' forecasts.

The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 10 points, less than 0.1 percent, to 16,786. It jumped 304 points the day before.

General Electric jumped 4 percent Monday after activist investor Nelson Pelts bought a stake in the company.

Twitter rose 5 percent after a long-running search for a full-time CEO concluded. Co-founder Jack Dorsey will have a second chance at leading the company.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 188 points, or 1.1 percent, to 16,662 as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time.

Bond prices jumped Friday, sending yields down, as investors expected the new sign of weakness in the U.S. would push any interest rate hike further out into the future.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 233 points, or 1.4 percent, to 16,044 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 24 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,898. The Nasdaq composite declined 55 points, or 1.2 percent, to 4,572.

KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped seven points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,912 as of 10:04 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 69 points, or 0.4 percent, to 16,212, and the Nasdaq composite fell 36 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,583.

Major indexes rallied on Wednesday, but the market still ended the third quarter with its worst loss in four years.

All five of the biggest drops in the year occurred in the last three months as traders worried about slowing growth in China and uncertainty over U.S. interest rate policy.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 235 points, or 1.5 percent, to 16,284.

Several stocks were moving on corporate news in early trading Wednesday.

Ralph Lauren jumped 13 percent after the company named a new CEO to replace the company's founder. The stock is still down sharply for the year.

Chesapeake Energy rose 3 percent after announcing that it would cut 15 percent of its workforce.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 227 points, or 1.4 percent, to 16,275 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 14 points to 16,014 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. The Dow plunged 312 points the day before.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 312 points, or 1.9 percent, to 16,001 Monday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index sank 49 points, or 2.6 percent, to 1,881. The Nasdaq composite lost 142 points, or 3 percent, to 4,543.

Biotechnology stocks, until recently a high-flying sector, continued to drop sharply.