NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stocks closed in positive territory Thursday during a session interrupted by a three-hour halt in trading on the Nasdaq due to a technical glitch.
The Nasdaq added 1.08% to 3,638.71, after trades came back online at 3:25 p.m. EDT. Apple , the most heavily traded company on the tech-heavy index, closed trading in positive territory as it reversed losses incurred before the halt. The S&P 500 rose 0.86% to 1,656.96. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.44% to 14,963.74.
Major U.S. indices shrugged off the malfunction in light of strong economic data that printed overseas. ...
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