Dow surges toward 3rd-straight 200-point gain
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up 219 points in afternoon trade Thursday, putting it on track to stretch its streak of 200-point gains to three sessions. That would be the longest such stretch since it bounced off its two-year closing low of 15,660.18 on Feb. 11: The Dow surged 313.66 points on Feb. 12, 222.57 points on Feb. 16 and 257.42 points on Feb. 17. This week, the Dow shot up 269.48 points on Tuesday and 284.96 points on Wednesday. After the last streak, the stock slipped about 62 points over the next two days, but then ran up 228.67 points on Feb. 22. The Dow is currently still 97 points away from its pre-Bexit close of 18,011.07.
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