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Major indexes close up for the day; positive
earnings from United Tech and McDonald’s boost investor confidence.

Gold traded below recent multi-year highs, as prices
were kept down by a rebound in the dollar.

Oil traded down for the day on warm weather forecasts
and hopes that Wednesday’s weekly supply data will show an increased inventory.

McDonald’s
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reported in-line earnings and announced a $1 billion stock buy-back.  MCD’s
stock rose 1.5% in morning trading and closed up fractionally for the day. 
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Johnson&Johnson
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beat earnings but reported a quarterly loss in sales.  JNJ closed down 2.5%. 
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Dow

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+23.45

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10712.22

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NASDAQ

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+16.78

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2265.25

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S&P 500

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+3.02

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1266.84

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Volume

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2,525,416,000

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2,066,547,000

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Advances

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2219

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1944

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Declines

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1067

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1058

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Up Volume

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1487

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1147

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Down Volume

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794

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697

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New Hi’s

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242

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188

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New Lo’s

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28

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