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Rising oil and metals prices boosted the materials and energy sectors, including shares of Alcoa and Caterpillar. Ford opened at its highest price in five years.

GMAC plans to return to the stock markets with an IPO in the next two years, in a move aimed at gradually exiting from government help and eventually repaying its rescue aid.

The SEC voted 3-2 to approve a long-anticipated short-selling rule to place curbs on the practice for individual securities experiencing declines of 10% or more in a single day.

Hollywood Stock Exchange is tentatively set to launch as a real-money commodity exchange April 20.

Materials and energy stocks were among those pulling the U.S. stock market to a weak opening. Home Depot gained on Lowe's earnings report.

Central bank bumps up cost for emergency loans to banks, but says move on benchmark rate is not imminent.

U.S. stocks gained, as rising commodity prices boosted energy stocks, concerns about European governments' debt loads eased and data showed a brightening outlook for New York area manufacturing.

Alcoa and General Electric slid amid concerns about global growth following sluggish fourth-quarter economic growth in the euro zone and a move by China to tighten lending.

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden.

Alcoa, DuPont and financial stocks helped the stock market open weaker. CIT gained on its new CEO.