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Closing Market Commentary For 02 December 2014
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials closing at a record led by gains in the energy sector, and as Biogen rallied on news about an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI) rose 102.75 points, or 0.58 percent, to 17,879.55, the S&P 500 (SPX) gained 13.11 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,066.55 and the Nasdaq Composite(IXIC) added 28.46 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,755.81.
An upbeat U.S. construction gauge and better-than-expected data on car sales on Monday added support for the energy rebound Tuesday.
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