TCBP - Dow Jumps Over 100 Points; US Jobless Claims Increase To 221000 | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.34% to 39,259.15 while the NASDAQ rose 0.85% to 16,411.43. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.67% to 5,246.15.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Real estate shares jumped by 1.2% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, energy shares rose by just 0.2%.
Top Headline
U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 11,000 from the previous week’s revised reading to 221,000 on March, the most in two months.
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