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U.S. stock indexes close with solid gains to 12,287.04

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U.S. stock indexes close with solid gains to 12,287.04

Postby admin » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:45 pm

U.S. stock indexes close with solid gains
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks climbed Thursday, lifting the S&P 500 Index back into positive turf for the year, after a report illustrating the U.S. labor market is healing as 2012 approaches. Nearly clearing the prior day's losses, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 135.63 points, or 1.1%, to 12,287.04, leaving the blue chips up 6.1% since the end of 2010. The S&P 500 , which is up 0.4% in 2011, advanced 13.38 points, or 1.1%, to 1,263.02. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 23.76 points, or 0.9%, to end at 2,613.74, but is off 1.5% year to date.
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