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On Thursday, Dec. 7, the U.S. stock markets closed in green, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 ending their three-day losing streaks and the Nasdaq ending sharply higher.
In economic data, U.S. initial jobless claims increased slightly to 220,000 in the week ending Dec. 2, just below market expectations of 222,000. The upcoming U.S. jobs report, due on Friday, is anticipated to show the addition of 180,000 jobs in November.
The S&P 500 saw most sectors end positively, led by communication services and information technology stocks. In contrast, utilities and energy sectors diverged from the trend, closing lower.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.17% to 36,117.38, the S&P ...