How the major stock indexes fared Thursday (AP)
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Strong retail sales and a healthy reading on the housing market helped stocks start December with a two-day winning streak. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 106 points. Combined with a 249-point gain Wednesday, the Dow has had its best two-day run since July 7-8.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 106.63, or 1 percent, to close at 11,362.41.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.46, or 1.3 percent, to 1,221.53.
The Nasdaq composite index rose 29.92, or 1.2 percent, to 2,579.35.
For the week:
The Dow is up 270.41, or 2.4 percent.
The S&P is up 32.13, or 2.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 44.79, or 1.8 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 934.36, or 9.0 percent.
The S&P is up 106.43, or 9.5 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 310.20, or 13.7 percent.
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