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U.S. stocks closed higher, with the S&P 500 scoring another record close as investors await an inflation update on Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 260.36 points, or 0.6%, ending at 42,175.11, its second-highest close ever.
The S&P 500 rose 23.11 points, or 0.4%, ending at 5,745.37, scoring its 42nd all-time closing high this year.
The Nasdaq Composite added 108.09 points, or 0.6%, ending at 18,190.29.
Traders were dialing back expectations for how big an interest-rate cut could be on the docket at the Federal Reserve's November meeting. The odds were shifting in favor of a cut of 25 basis points on Thursday after a string of economic data pointed to resilience in the U.S. economy.
While the labor market remains the biggest focus, investors will be monitoring Friday's inflation data via the Fed's preferred PCE index. The data is likely to show inflation cooling further, backing additional rate cuts.
The numbers: Orders for durable goods were flat in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The result was much better than anticipated. Economists had forecast a 3% fall in orders for durable goods — products made to last at least three years.
Durable goods orders rose a revised 9.9% in July, up slightly from the prior estimate of a 9.8% gain.
Core capital goods orders, which exclude volatile sectors like transportation and defense, rose 0.2% last month after a 0.2% drop in July.
Shipments of core goods, which are factored into GDP, rose 0.1% in August.
The companies announced Sept. 26 that Chesapeake Energy’s $7.4 billion merger with Southwestern Energy is expected to close in the first week of October, with the combined company renamed Expand Energy Corp.
The two natural gas players said they had cleared the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Expand Energy will become the largest gas producer in the U.S. with its massive, dual footprints in both the Appalachia and Haynesville shale plays.
The all-stock acquisition of Southwestern by Chesapeake was first announced in January, but additional scrutiny and information requests by the Federal Trade Commission caused some delays. The new Expand name was only announced on Sept. 26.
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