Positive earnings lead to 239-point Dow jump

Friday, October 18, 2002

NEW YORK -- Another wave of positive earnings news from companies such as IBM propelled stocks higher Thursday, giving Wall Street its fifth advance in six sessions. The Dow Jones industrials jumped 239 points.

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