 The major US indices are closing the day higher and near highs for the day. At session lows the Dow Industrial Average was down -213 pointsSP index was down -25.37 pointsNASDAQ index was down -114.30 pointsThe final numbers for the day are showing:Dow industrial average rose 176.42 points or 0.53 at 33203.92SP index rose 22.43 points or 0.59 at 3844.81NASDAQ index rose 21.75 points or 0.21 at 10497.87 