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The Rising Dow Tells the Real Story of the Stock Market Today
The Rising Dow Tells the Real Story of the Stock Market Today · Barrons.com

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It’s not often the Dow gives market observers a better look into the stock market than the S&P 500, but that’s exactly what was happening on Wednesday. The blue-chip index was up 300 points, or 0.7%, while the S&P was up just 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.2%.