BUSINESS INFORMATION - Stocks in U.S. stocks-Wall Street rose for the third day

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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Stocks in U.S. stocks-Wall Street rose for the third day running on Thursday local time, after data recovery to give the impression of the long recession.

Index Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 70.89 points (0.76 percent) to 9,350.05 at the close of trading.

Composite stock index technology heavy Nasdaq rose 19.98 points (1.01 percent) to 1,989.22 and the index Standard & Poor `s 500 rose 10.91 points (1.09 percent) to 1007.37, penetrate psychological limit 1000 points .

On Wednesday, the main index "rebound" (turn increase) in the middle melonjaknya strong oil prices.

Once opened tertatih-tatih in the middle of the thin trading volume, the main index settled in positive territory as investors focused on the latest U.S. data positive.

The Conference Board said the index's leading economic indicators, which measure the economic conditions in the next few months, rising for the fourth consecutive month in July, 0.6 percent.

A Federal Reserve index of manufacturing sector in the area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania also turned to be positive in August, up a 4.2, its highest level since November 2007, a month before the formal economy into recession.

However, the market gets the unwanted surprises in unemployment, which is estimated to penetrate 10 percent because of the struggle toward economic recovery.

Department of Labor report, new claims for unemployment benefits rose for the second weekend in succession, to be 576,000 in the week ended August 15. Most analysts estimate the claim to be down 550,000.

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