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Wall Street extends records as Fed stays in focus

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose at the open on Monday, with the Dow and S&P extending record highs as trading continues to focus on economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 43.6 points or 0.27 percent, to 16,005.3, the S&P 500 gained 2.48 points or 0.14 percent, to 1,800.66 and the Nasdaq Composite added 2.073 points or 0.05 percent, to 3,988.041.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Nov 18 2013 | 8:05 PM IST

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