The S&P 500 rose 0.5% in midday trading to 2,676.63.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.6% to 24,416.06.
The Nasdaq climbed 0.8% to 7269.63.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond jumped 0.4% to 2.96%.
The price of gold was flat at $1,314.
ENERGY
Newport Beach’s-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. jumped 7.9% to $1.92 and a $293 million market cap. The supplier of renewable natural gas and fueling stations is scheduled to report first-quarter results on May 10.
ENGINEERING
Willdan Group (Nasdaq: WLDN) fell 8.9% to $25.48 and a $226 million market cap. The Anaheim engineering firm reported on May 3 that first-quarter profit declined because of a lower income tax benefit.
