Paul Ausick |
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 15, 2012: Markets Hold onto Gains (C, KO, ORCL, RIO, SNDK, HAS, GCI, INTC, IBM, PKG, WDFC, FRX, GS, MAT, OMC, PNC, UNH, GWW, WWW, CLWR, S, CYCC, YONG)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning, aided by a better-than-expected report on U.S. retail sales and…