Stocks rose Thursday following the third straight monthly increase in existing home sales.
Stronger-than-expected earnings and more optimistic forecasts have pushed stocks up more than 11 percent in less than two weeks.
The Dow is up 188 at 9,069. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 22 at 976. The Nasdaq composite index is up 47 at 1,974.
Five stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume came to 1.4 billion shares.
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