todayea at bond yields fell back, small caps are at all timh and a market leader, they appear to be on solid footing as well. today it all resulted in market gains across the board. e dow industrial average gained 196 points to 24,739. the nasdaq was up by 65nd the s&p added 25. mike santoli takes a look now at whether the market is just returning to normal.te >> rep investors thrown off balance by swirling markets this year now face a new wrinkle, a sudden outbreak of normalcy. this year scks went fro an unprecedented uphill strength in january to a nasty stumble in february followed by months of confused struggle. in the past couple of weeks stocks have stabilized and covered to a seven-week high as a rush of strong earningsed prov support and stock investors have made a tentative peace w hh somewhather interest rates. this return to normalcy can be seen from a few different angles. the widely tracked s&p 500 volatility index closed wednesday at its lowest level nce january indicating stocks and stock traders are no longer particularly agitated or fearful. the market has also grown l