Markets Right Now: Consumer confidence gain sends stocks up
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Stocks are posting solid gains after a report showed consumer confidence climbed to its highest level in more than 16 years.
The report Tuesday from the Conference Board put investors in a buying mood. The gains were broad and seemed poised to end an 8-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average.