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THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Dow, S&P 500 Get A Lift From Builders, Energy.(MAKING MONEY)
Byline: NANCY GONDO
NYSE stocks dipped in the first few hours of the session Wednesday, but finished near their intraday highs. The Dow rose 0.7%, the S&P 500 1% on higher volume. The small-cap S&P 600 rallied 2.1%.
Building and oil/gas-related stocks were among the day's top gainers. Home builders got a lift as the 10-year Treasury yield fell.
Homex Development rose 2.68, or 10%, to 30.06 on its second heaviest trade since its late June 2004 debut. Among other builders, Brookfield Homes gained 2.45 to a closing high of 51.20 and William Lyon Homes 5.72 to 150.15, a new high.
*Beazer Homes USA added 3.10 to 62.44 on above-average volume, ending above its 50-day line for the first time this week.
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