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NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, with major indexes hitting a two-week high, after the world's major central banks took coordinated1 action to boost liquidity2 in the world financial system.
The Dow Jones industrial average surged 490.05 points, or 4.24 percent, to 12,045.68, once again positive for the year.
The Standard & Poor's 500 rallied 51.77 points, or 4.33 percent, to 1,246.96, the biggest percentage gain since Aug. 11.
The Nasdaq Composite Index soared 104.83 points, or 4.17 percent, to 2,620.34, almost erased3 the month's losses.
All 10 S&P 500 big-cap sectors4 finished higher, with financials and materials taking the lead in the market.
Both JP Morgan Chase and Caterpillar5 soared more than 8.2 percent, the best performers in the Dow's 30 components6.
The CBOE Volatility7 Index, widely considered the best gauge8 of fear in the market, tumbled to finish below 28 for the first time since early November.
The euphoria came after the world's major central banks, including the ECB, Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and the central banks of Canada, Japan and Switzerland decided9 to jointly10 take action to"enhance their capacity to provide liquidity support to the global financial system."
EU finance ministers also agreed to ramp11 up the firepower of their rescue fund but left a number of questions unanswered, including the exact size of the increased fund.
Further boosting sentiment, China cut its banks' reserve requirements for the first time in nearly three years to prevent the economy from abrupt12 slowdown.
Wednesday's economic data came in better than expected, also gave the market a strong lift.
The ADP National Employment Report showed that U.S. employers added 206,000 jobs in November, much higher than market expectations.
Pending13 home sales, according to figures from the National Association of Realtors, increased 10.4 percent in October, which was the biggest gain since November 2010.
Meanwhile, business activity in the Midwest grew faster than estimates in November as orders surged. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago business barometer14 rose to 62.6 from 58.4 in October, well above expectations.
In other markets, the U.S. dollar fell against major currencies in late New York trading on Wednesday while crude oil prices continued to climb and topped 100 dollars a barrel.
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adj.协调的 | |
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n.流动性,偿债能力,流动资产 | |
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erased
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v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;清除 | |
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n.部门( sector的名词复数 );领域;防御地区;扇形 | |
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caterpillar
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n.毛虫,蝴蝶的幼虫 | |
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(机器、设备等的)构成要素,零件,成分; 成分( component的名词复数 ); [物理化学]组分; [数学]分量; (混合物的)组成部分 | |
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n.挥发性,挥发度,轻快,(性格)反复无常 | |
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v.精确计量;估计;n.标准度量;计量器 | |
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jointly
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ad.联合地,共同地 | |
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n.暴怒,斜坡,坡道;vi.作恐吓姿势,暴怒,加速;vt.加速 | |
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abrupt
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adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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prep.直到,等待…期间;adj.待定的;迫近的 | |
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n.气压表,睛雨表,反应指标 | |
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