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Wall St. rallies for fifth day after Fed chair comments

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Jan 11 2019 | 2:50 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street extended its rally into a fifth straight session on Thursday with whipsaw trading as investors responded to mixed comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, while a warning from Macy's pummeled retail stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 119.27 points, or 0.5 percent, to 23,998.39, the S&P 500 gained 11.5 points, or 0.44 percent, to 2,596.46 and the Nasdaq Composite added 28.99 points, or 0.42 percent, to 6,986.07.

(Reporting by Noel Randewich; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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First Published: Jan 11 2019 | 2:36 AM IST

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