Old street drifted higher in the wake of -- that gave investors some renewed hope about the economy. Weekly jobless claims dipped by 6000. Pending home sales might 5% last month. After hitting a record low in July. And a number of retailers posted salvage sales last month. In the end the Dow Industrials rose 51 points the NASDAQ climbed 23. The S&P 500 gained ten points strong sales of red dead dead redemption of help breathe life into take two interactive. After the market closed the video game maker posted a profit for the past quarter as its revenue more than tripled. The Grand Theft Auto creator also boosted its forecast that its stock is up sharply in after hours trading. Also after the closing bell Krispy Kreme Saturday at a sweet second quarter the donut maker topped estimates and boosted its full year forecast. I'm Steve war from the newsroom at marketwatch.com.
