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At the closing bell of a holiday-shortened session, the S&P 500 stood at 2,602.61, up 0.2 percent, its first close above 2,600 points
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.3 percent to 6,888.66, its third straight closing high, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.1 percent to 23,559.92.