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Housing, jobless claims data lift Wall Street


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payrolls figures.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 50.63 points, or 0.49 percent, to end unofficially at 10,320.10. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 9.81 points, or 0.91 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,090.10. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 23.17 points, or 1.06 percent, to close unofficially at 2,200.01.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)