Stocks, bonds rise after Summers exits race for Fed chairman; investors expect more stimulus

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks and bonds are rising sharply after former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers withdrew from the race to become head of the Federal Reserve.

Summers had been expected to move aggressively to rein in the Fed’s huge economic stimulus program.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 163 points, or 1 per cent, to 15,540 as of midday Monday.

The president is expected to nominate Ben Bernanke’s successor as early as this month. The current front runner is Janet Yellen, the Fed’s vice chair.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 15 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 1,703. The Nasdaq composite rose 15 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 3,737.

Bond prices rose, pushing yields lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.81 per cent from 2.88 per cent late Friday.

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