Stocks Higher On Better Economic Data: DJIA +100

September 30, 2010 9:47 AM UTC
Stocks have started strong today on better-than-expected economic data. The Dow is up 99, the Nasdaq is up 20 and the S&P 500 is up 12

Initial jobless claims for the week ended Sept. 25 came in at 453,000, vs. the consensus of 460,000.

The final GDP reading for Q2 comes in at 1.7%, which compares to the economist survey of 1.6%. The last reading for quarterly GDP came in at 1.6%.

Chicago PMI for September comes in at 60.4, vs. the consensus of 55.5


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