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Post by bot on Feb 10, 2014 0:35:26 GMT -5
U.S. stocks rally; S&P, Dow rise most in 7 weeks NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks finished Thursday with best gains in seven weeks as investors welcomed a larger-than-expected drop in weekly jobless claims and upbeat earnings from companies including Walt Disney Co . Thursday's jobless claims data set an optimistic tone for Friday's non-farm payrolls report due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed near session highs, adding 188.23 points, or 1.2% to 15,628.46. The S&P 500 closed up 21.78 points, or 1.2% at 1,773.42. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day 45.57 points, or 1.1%, higher at 4,057.12.
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