The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.48 points , or 1.06 percent , to 1,661.51 , based on the latest available figures .
The technology-loaded Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC added 0.35 of a point , or 0.02 percent , to 1,662 .
whenever one event ensures that another event is realized. in other words, the truth of the antecedent guarantees the truth of the consequent.