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Urgent: U.S. stocks surge on Draghi's dovish comments

Xinhua, October 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks posted solid gains Thursday, as investor sentiment was buoyed by dovish remarks from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.

The Dow leapt nearly 1.9 percent, while both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq jumped 1.7 percent. Endit