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US stocks climb, Dow briefly reaches positive 2010
Mar 2, 2010, 22:08 GMT
New York - US stock indices ended the day slightly higher, paring gains that had pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory for 2010.
The mild gains came ahead of a highly anticipated monthly unemployment report and other economic data due out later this week.
The blue-chip Dow inched up 2.19 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 10,405.98. The index closed down just 0.21 per cent for the year.
The broader Standard and Poor's 500 Index rose 2.6 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 1,118.31. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.22 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 2,280.79.
The US currency fell against the euro to 73.48 euro cents from 73.68 on Monday. The dollar dropped against the Japanese currency to 88.76 yen from 89.1 yen the previous day.
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