Stocks Close Higher, Utilities Lead, Asia Rallies
On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance on After the BellPublished
Updated · aired 2 times
At a glance
- First reported by Financial Times: “Avient Announces Sixteenth Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 5:36 PM ET on After the Bell, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Asia.
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- Financial TimesAvient Announces Sixteenth Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere is the session in review. The S and P 500 rose point five eight percent to seven thousand eight hundred nineteen.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Nasdaq gained point four five percent.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Dow added point four nine percent, and the Russell fell point five nine. The little companies are being left behind, Hank. Delightful.
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