2nd LD Writethru: Dow tops 50,000 in snapback of U.S. stock markets
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000 points for the first time on Friday as sentiment improved and investors bought after corrections in previous sessions.
Dow gained more than 1,200 points with its heavyweight stock Nvidia surging 7.92 percent.
The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 57.3 in February, up from the final reading of 56.4 in January, according to a pr