US Stocks Climb as S&P 500 and Dow Advance on Tech Strength
The S&P 500 gained 0.64% and the Dow Jones rose 0.73% on Thursday, propelled by strong performances from Salesforce and Microsoft, despite modest declines in Merck and Cisco.
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The S&P 500 gained 0.64% and the Dow Jones rose 0.73% on Thursday, propelled by strong performances from Salesforce and Microsoft, despite modest declines in Merck and Cisco.
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