Passage: The Standard & Poor' s 500 index was up 2.67, or 0.22 percent, at 1,222.81, and the Nasdaq composite index advanced 8.81, or 0.41 percent, to 2,178.24. Advancing issues led decliners by about 9 to 4 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume of 1.47 billion shares lagged the 1.
Advancing