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dow2664 Today’s DJIA, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Stock Market Trending News: The primary indices in the U.S. gained positive momentum during the initial half of the trading session. The Dow Jones , as well as the Nasdaq, were supported by positive economic data and some better than expected earnings data. In addition, global index trends were skewed positively during the last session. Primary indicators in Asia and across the eurozone finished their respective sessions in the green. Global Index Performance: Primary indicators in Asia finished the last session in the green. The Nikkei in Japan closed higher by 1.04 percent. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong finished the last session higher by 1.30 percent. The Shanghai Composite in China finished the last session higher by 1.31 percent. Indicators posted positive close marks in the eurozone as well. The CAC 40 in France finished the last session higher by 1.96 percent. The DAX in Germany finished the last session higher by .97 percent and the FTSE 100 in the U.K. closed out last session green by .68 percent. The positive global gains and momentum spilled over to help support index trend-line movement during the U.S. session. U.S. Stock Market News: Several economic reports made headlines during the last trading session in the U.S. The better than expected report on jobless claims gained the attention of many. According to the government’s data, the number of Americans that files for unemployment benefits last week dropped lower to 352,000. This number was as low as any seen in the last several years. It was noted as a positive sign of economic expansion in the U.S. Housing starts fell in December, but this time of year is historically slow for this sector. Also, according to the Philadelphia Fed Index, manufacturing activity rose to 7.3 from the 6.8 reading that posted in December. DJIA, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Index Close Review: The Dow Jones finished the last session higher by .36 percent at 12,623.98. The Nasdaq finished the last session green by .67 percent at 2788.33. The S&P 500 closed out the last session green by .49 percent at 1,314.50. Frank Matto
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