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U.S. stocks extend gains on last trading day of Q2

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, the last trading day of the second quarter, as investors cheered a recent recovery from the post-Brexit losses.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 235.31 points, or 1.33 percent, to 17,929.99. The S&P 500 rose 28.09 points, or 1.36 percent, to 2,098.86. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 63.43 points, or 1.33 percent, to 4,842.67.