But the stock market shrugged off the numbers and the Dow Jones industrial average soared to a record high of 5,216.47, up 41.55 points.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 42.92 points, or 1.65 percent, to 2,639.20.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared in the afternoon to close up 60.60 points, to a peak of 3,246.20.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 125.74 points to 7,698.22.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 76.42 points, or 3.94 percent, to close at 2,015.25.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 337.17 points, or 4.7 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 153.80 points, or 2.02 percent, to close at 7,758.06.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 100.39 points, or 1.28 percent, to close at 7,915.47.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared above 7,400 points for the first time and interest rates fell.

The Dow Jones average of 20 transportation issues soared 32.18 points yesterday, to 1,060.16.