Oil Drops Below $64 Boosting Markets To Higher Close

Crude oil fell below the $64 a barrel mark to settle at $63.76 a barrel lifting the markets to a higher close. The Dow jumped 101 points to 11,498 while Nasdaq soared 43 points to 2216. S&P 500 climbed 14 points to 1313. The 30-year bond rose as the yield eased to 4.905%.