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US close: Stocks higher following July CPI reading
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.61% at 40.008.39, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.38% to 5,455.21 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.03% firmer at 17,192.60. The Dow closed 242.75 points higher on Wednesday, extending …