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Dow Jumps 200 Points; US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall

Benzinga ·  Mar 21 21:47

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 200 points on Thursday.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.52% to 39,718.37 while the NASDAQ rose 0.84% to 16,506.28. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.53% to 5,252.23.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares rose by 0.9% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.1%.

Top Headline

U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 2,000 to 210,000 on the week ending March 16, versus market estimates of 215,000.

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