Dow Leads As Stocks Pare Gains; Disney, Visa Mark Record Highs

Investor's Business Daily - Investing RSS http://ift.tt/1AQrfAr Stocks pared their gains in early-afternoon trading as blue chips took the lead. The Nasdaq was back below 5000 after cutting its gain to 0.5% and the S&P 500 to 0.3%. The Dow Jones industrial average extended its advance to 0.6%, as Disney (DIS) and Visa (V) marked new record highs. Volume was tracking higher across the board compared with this time Friday. Mixed manufacturing data for February. The ISM manufacturing index came in at 53, just