Markets find traction Thursday - UPI.com NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) -- Stocks on Wall Street made tentative gains Thursday with the Dow Jones industrial average up 64 points after a six-day slump. In early afternoon trading, the DJIA gained 64.26 points, or 0.5 percent, to 12,899.32. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index added 6 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,940.71. The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 8.23 points, or 0.61 percent, to 1,362.81. The 10-year benchmark treasury note dropped 2 29/32 to yield 1.902 percent. The euro rose to $1.2958 from Wednesday's $1.293. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 79.94 yen from 79.63 yen. In London, the FTSE 100 index gained 0.25 percent, 13.90, to 5,543.95.