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Stocks end up on earnings and jobs data


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose in thin trade on Wednesday as retailers' earnings and a report showing a slight improvement in private employment increased optimism ahead of Friday's payrolls report.

    The Dow Jones industrial average rose 44.05 points, or 0.41 percent, to end unofficially at 10,680.43. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 6.78 points, or 0.61 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,127.24. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 20.05 points, or 0.88 percent, to close unofficially at 2,303.57.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)