S&P 500 gains 0.4% on Sears Holdings

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S&P 500 index retreated on Thursday, after Labor Deparment said the unemployment claims remained unchanged last week. US index advanced 0.43% or 5.80 points and settled at 1,363.46. Sears Holdings rallied 19%. Although company reported worse than expected earnings, its share price was boosted by plans to derive some stores and sell others. Hewlett Packard plunged 6.5%, most in 6 months on disappointing 2nd quarter profit as its PC sales declined by 15%.

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