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Urgent: U.S. stocks keep rising as oil extends gains

Xinhua, January 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks posted solid gains Friday, as further recovery in oil prices boosted investor sentiment.

The Dow added 1.33 percent, and the S&P 500 jumped 2.03 percent, while the Nasdaq surged 2.66 percent. Endit