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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Jan 30 2014 | 8:42 PM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street rebounded at the open on Thursday from the previous session's decline after data showed robust household spending and rising exports helped the U.S. economy to grow 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 79.89 points or 0.51 percent, to 15,818.68, the S&P 500 gained 9.43 points or 0.53 percent, to 1,783.63 and the Nasdaq Composite added 47.025 points or 1.16 percent, to 4,098.459.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Jan 30 2014 | 8:21 PM IST

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