Investors concentrated on stocks as the votes come in for the Massachusetts Senate election. If Republican Scott Brown wins the election, it would disturb the democratic majority pushing through the Presidents healthcare reform plan. In the event that this happened prescription drugs would likely go up. Many investors were buying up large shares of them on Tuesday in preparation for this possibility.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 116 points to reach 15-month high after falling on Friday. Broader indexes also tacked on points.
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