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U.S. stocks end higher amid thin holiday trade

Xinhua,December 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday, as trading remained thin in a holiday-shortened week.

The Dow rose 0.26 percent, and the S&P 500 increased 0.18 percent, while the Nasdaq ticked up 0.16 percent. Enditem