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U.S. stocks keep rising ahead of long weekend

Xinhua, July 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks extended gains on Friday, the first trading day of the new quarter, as traders shifted their focus from Brexit to the release of a batch of economic data ahead of the long weekend.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 19.38 points, or 0.11 percent, to 17,949.37. The S&P 500 rose 4.09 points, or 0.19 percent, to 2,102.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 19.90 points, or 0.41 percent, to 4,862.57. Enditem