U.S. stocks end higher Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite rising sharply

41623 us stocks end higher thursday with the nasdaq composite rising sharply

All three major U.S. stock benchmarks closed higher Thursday, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite leading the way up amid economic data showing signs of slowing growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.64% rose almost 200 points to close around 0.6% higher, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.95% climbed about 1% and the Nasdaq COMP, +1.62% saw a sharp rise of around 1.6%, according to preliminary FactSet data. Activity in the private sector slowed sharply in June, according to a pair of surveys on services and manufacturing in the U.S.

Source: Marketwatch

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