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To: Gottfried who wrote (55613)	11/15/2001 12:09:09 AM
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Stocks Close Higher Blue Chips Rise But Energy Stocks Slump on OPEC News abcnews.go.com N E W Y O R K, Nov. 14 — Blue chips rose as Hewlett-Packard's encouraging earnings news boosted spirits already lifted by the ongoing rout of the Taliban in the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan. MORE ON THIS STORY FULL COVERAGE • America Fights Back: Full Coverage RELATED STORIES • Tuesday Markets: Stocks Rally on Military Gain • Bin Laden May Be on the Move • Blair Ties Sept. 11 Hijackers to Al Qaeda • Focus on Tail Fin, Wake in Queens Crash Probe The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 72.66 points, or 0.75 percent, to 9,823.61, according to the latest data, while the Nasdaq composite edged up 10.96 points, or 0.58 percent, to 1,903.07. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.10 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,141.19. Hewlett rose 9.1 percent, or $1.85, to $22.08, after topping analysts' earnings estimates, but IBM slumped ahead of an analysts' meeting. Retailers like Home Depot rose after the government reported sales at retail stores grew at the fastest pace on record last month, while energy stocks fell on crumbling crude oil prices.