Symbol Last Change ......................... 6-Nov-09

Dow 10,023.42 17.46 (0.17%)
Nasdaq 2,112.44 7.12 (0.34%)
S&P 500 1,069.30 2.67 (0.25%)
10-Yr Bond 3.503% 0.03

NYSE Volume 4,955,195,000

Nasdaq Volume 1,840,794,125

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"4:30 pm : In the face of news that the unemployment rate climbed to a 25-year high, stocks managed to muster a modest gain, which gave the market its fifth straight advance."

"Stocks started the session moderately lower as participants made a push against stocks after learning that nonfarm payrolls fell by 190,000 in October and that the official unemployment rate climbed from 9.8% to 10.2%, the highest level since 1983. The consensus had called for job losses of 175,000 and an unemployment rate of 9.9%."

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"unemployment rate climbed to a 25-year high...."

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