Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:33:12 GMT
Wall street climbs on jobless claims data
U.S. shares accelerated on Thursday, with the S&P 500 reaching its highest intraday level in five years as optimism was brought to the market after a data showed decline in jobless benefits claims and a residential construction gain in December. The benchmark S&P 500 Index climbed 0.43% to 1,478.99, the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.46% to 13,572.72 and the