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Empresas y finanzas

Wall St ends higher on earnings optimism


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday after a surprising quarterly profit from Alcoa Inc got third-quarter earnings off to a strong start.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 61.29 points, or 0.63 percent, to end unofficially at 9,786.87. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ended up 7.90 points, or 0.75 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,065.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 13.60 points, or 0.64 percent,

    to close unofficially at 2,123.93.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)