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Stocks move higher following jobs, housing reports NEW YORK - Stocks are closing with modest gains after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs indicated the economy continues to grow, although slowly.The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 9, or 0.9 percent, to 1,090, while the Nasdaq rose 23, or 1.1 percent, to 2,200.About two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume was light at 930 million shares.
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