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U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 200 points on Tuesday.
The Dow traded up 0.53% to 37,505.25 while the NASDAQ rose 0.51% to 14,980.71. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.45% to 4,762.12.
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Materials shares jumped by 1.1% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, consumer staples shares rose by just 0.1%.
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Building permits in the U.S. declined by 2.5% to an annual rate of 1.460 million in November, down from market estimates of 1.470 million.
U.S. housing starts surged 14.8% month-over-month to an annualized 1.56 million in November, compared to market estimates of 1.36 million.
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Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) shares shot up 161% to $1.9065 after Gilead announced an agreement with the company to exclusively license its novel pre-clinical immunotherapy program.