Wall St ends with moderate gain; Dow up 48 pts

US markets finished higher on the back of that $ 2 drop in crude oil prices. Modest gains were clocked on a day which saw the resurgence of the dollar and sold gains in technology with Apple and Amazon leading the charge. The Dow gained 48.03 points, or 0.41%, at 11,782.35. The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 9 points, or 0.69%, to 1,305.32. The Nasdaq composite index added 25.85 points, or 1.07%, to 2,439.95.