The Markets

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After soaring more than 90 points in the final half hour, Dow industrials sank nearly 30 points to close up 63.59 points at 5,600.15. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 3.69 to 348.87, with 17,240,800 shares traded as of 4 p.m. The Standard & Poors 500 Index climbed 6.44 to 650.81, while the Nasdaq Composite Index fell1.20 to1,084.88. In London, gold closed at $393.50, falling $5.45.