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Market ends higher as financials rise


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday on a batch of strong earnings from various sector bellwethers, with financial and consumer stocks leading the way.

    Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 131.95 points, or 1.33 percent, to end unofficially at 10,081.31. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 11.51 points, or 1.06 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,092.91. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 14.56 points, or 0.68 percent, to close unofficially at 2,165.29.

    (Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)