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US stocks rise on Ukraine deal, Cisco earnings


NEW YORK–US stocks posted solid gains Thursday, rallying on news of a ceasefire in Ukraine as strong earnings from Cisco lifted the technology sector.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 110.24 points (0.62 percent) to 17,972.38.

The broad-based S&P 500 jumped 19.95 (0.96 percent) to 2,088.48, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index surged 56.43 (1.18 percent) to 4,857.61.

The US gains followed a strong day for European equities after the announcement of a peace roadmap between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels. Still Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and others cautioned that implementing the agreement would not be easy.

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