Dow tops 30,000 for 1st time as market rally extends
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NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- US stocks traded sharply higher on Tuesday with the Dow surpassing the 30,000 mark for the first time, as market rally extended on Wall Street.

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Around midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 483.73 points, or 1.63 percent, to 30,075.00. The S&P 500 increased 53.95 points, or 1.51 percent, to 3,631.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 112.51 points, or 0.95 percent, to 11,993.14.

All the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors rallied, with energy up 4.8 percent, leading the gains.

On Monday, US equities closed higher with the Dow up more than 300 points. Enditem