NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks mostly rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record high after better-than-expected jobless claims data ahead of Friday's closely watched nonfarm payrolls report.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 63.90 points, or 0.39 percent, to close unofficially at 16,424.08. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 3.22 points, or 0.17 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,877.03. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 5.85 points, or 0.13 percent, to end unofficially at 4,352.13.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Jan Paschal)
