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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday, December 20, 2011. [View all]Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)64. Stocks surge on good economic data from U.S., Europe
Stock markets rose around the globe after a handful of surprisingly good reports about the U.S. and European economies.
The Dow Jones industrial average was recently up 269.43 points, or 2.29%, to 12035.69. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 2.4%, or 29.01 points, to 1234.24 in early trading...
... Before the data on U.S. home-building came in, European markets were already rising thanks to a German report showing that business confidence in Europe's largest economy had risen unexpectedly for the second straight month.
Germany's leading stock index was up 2.7%, while a French index was up 2.3% near the market's close there.
/... http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/12/stocks-economic-data-dow-jones.html
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