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Dow Jones average closes above 16,000 for the first time

New York: The Dow Jones industrial average is closing above 16,000 for the first time as encouraging news on the job market pushes stocks higher. Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: November 22, 2013 21:52 IST
dow jones average closes above 16 000 for the first time
dow jones average closes above 16 000 for the first time

New York: The Dow Jones industrial average is closing above 16,000 for the first time as encouraging news on the job market pushes stocks higher.






Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since September. The number of applications is close to where it was before the Great Recession.

The Dow rose 109 points, or 0.7%, to 16,010 Thursday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 14 points, or 0.8%, to 1,795. The Nasdaq composite rose 47 points, or 1.2%, to 3,969.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.79%.
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