U.S. Stocks mixed

U.S. blue chips remained steady most of Thursday and surged higher during the last hour of trade, while the "new economy" techs dropped slightly pressured by downgrades from Wall Street analysts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 114.03 to 8,681.42. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 3.33 to 1,460.71. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed up 11.57 to 1,018.61.

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