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Wall Street rises, buoyed by economic data; Dow sets high

December 5, 2016 By

U.S. services sector activity hit a one-year high in November, with a surge in production boosting hiring, following on the heels of Friday's employment report that showed strong job gains last month. “A lot of people were negative going into the election, or cautious, so now they’re scrambling year-end to own stocks,” said Alan Lancz, president of investment advisory firm Alan B. Lancz & Associates Inc in Toledo, Ohio. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 45.82 points, or 0.24 percent, to 19,216.24, the S&P 500 gained 12.76 points, or 0.58 percent, to 2,204.71 and the Nasdaq Composite added 53.24 points, or 1.01 percent, to 5,308.89.

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Wall Street rallies as Fed holds fire on rates

September 21, 2016 By

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street racked up gains on Wednesday, and the Nasdaq closed at a record high, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, for now leaving intact the low-rate environment that has helped underpin the bull market.

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Wall Street rally boosted by higher oil prices

March 11, 2016 By

U.S. crude pared some of their gains, but were up more than 2 percent after the International Energy Agency said oil prices might have bottomed as output in the United States and other non-OPEC countries was beginning to fall quickly. Investors took a positive view of European Central Bank's new stimulus package unveiled on Thursday, despite ECB President Mario Draghi signaling an end to further rate cuts. The Nasdaq Composite was up 66.03 points, or 1.42 percent, at 4,728.19.

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Wall Street stabilizes after Monday’s steep declines

January 5, 2016 By

After weak Chinese economic data drove stocks down sharply on Monday, the People's Bank of China on Tuesday injected $20 billion into the financial system in a bid to help its markets. Wal Mart Stores Inc shares, up 2.4 percent at $62.92, helped to lift both the Dow and S&P 500, though Monday's big selloff and renewed worries about China have contributed to caution about the year ahead. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 9.72 points, or 0.06 percent, to 17,158.66, the S&P 500 gained 4.05 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,016.71 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 11.66 points, or 0.24 percent, to 4,891.43.

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