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US stocks closed slightly up on Friday
as confidence in the US
economy grows following a
strong drop in jobless claims
and better-than-expected
wholesale inventory report.
The Dow Jones Industrial
Average rose 47.53 points
(0.46 percent) to 10,462.77 in
closing trades, while the
broader S&P 500 index gained
5.37 points (0.49 percent) to
1,109.55 points. The tech-rich
Nasdaq composite index was up
6.28 points (0.28 percent) to
2,242.48.
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