In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 535.84 points at 33,385.58. The S&P 500 index was up 61.24 points at 3,882.86, while the Nasdaq composite was up 176.08 points at 10,723.19.The February crude contract was up US$1.78 at US$78.01 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up 16 cents at US$5.49 per mmBTU.
The February gold contract was up US$1.50 at US$1,826.90 an ounce and the March copper contract was up a penny at US$3.81 a pound.
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No one cares.. We never needed economy to survive.. Economy needs us.. Bot the other way around.. But for a wimp jounalist.. Its better to pretend otherwise i guess..