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		</div><p>Investors reacted quietly on today to a strong hiring survey and the Federal Reserve&#8217;s decision to leave interest rates unchanged.</p>
<p>US stocks finished little changed, but Apple soared after it said iPhone sales improved in its latest quarter.</p>
<p>Stocks jumped in morning trading after payroll provider ADP said hiring by private employers grew stronger in January.</p>
<p>Bond prices climbed but the market&#8217;s gains thinned, partly because investors sold shares of companies that pay big dividends as bond yields rose.</p>
<p>Stocks briefly turned higher after the Fed&#8217;s announcement, but that also faded. The only constant was the big gain for Apple, which pushed technology companies higher.</p>
<p>The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged, just as investors expected.<br />
The central bank noted that the job market is getting stronger and inflation is gradually rising, but said it wants more time to monitor the economy.</p>
<p>The Dow Jones industrial average rose 26.85 points, or 0.1%, to 19,890.94. The Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s 500 inched up 0.68 points to 2,279.55. The Nasdaq composite, which has a high concentration of technology companies, gained 27.86 points, or 0.5%, to 5,642.65. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks dipped 0.60 points to 1,361.23.</p>
<p>Most stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange fell.</p>
<p>Apple made its biggest one-day jump six months after its first-quarter profit and sales were better than analysts expected.</p>
<p>The company said consumers snapped up its new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and that ended the first slump in iPhone sales.</p>
<p>Apple stock rose 7.44 dollars, or 6.1%, to 128.79 dollars.</p>
<p>Apple was singlehandedly responsible for the Dow gain and it helped take technology stocks higher.</p>
<p>Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices reported a profit when analysts expected a loss, and its sales were greater than expected. Its stock climbed 1.69 dollars, or 16.3%, to 12.06 dollars.</p>
<p>The ADP jobs survey was better than expected, and the construction, manufacturing, health care and shipping industries all added jobs at a solid pace. The US government will release its own monthly jobs report on Friday.</p>
<p>Investors reacted to the hiring report by selling bonds, which are relatively safe investments that are in greater demand when the economy seems weaker.</p>
<p>The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.48% from 2.44%.</p>
<p>Stocks that pay large dividends traded lower as bond yields rose. Dominion Resources dropped 4.43 dollars, or 5.8%, to 71.85 dollars. Dominion also released a weak quarterly report.</p>
<p>The S&#038;P 500&#8217;s energy company index fell for the fifth day in a row. It is down almost 3.5% over that time and has sunk 7% since December 13.</p>
<p>Lightweight aluminium products maker Arconic surged after its largest shareholder said the company needs new leadership.</p>
<p>Elliott Management nominated five potential directors to Arconic&#8217;s board. The company said it stands by chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld and that Elliott&#8217;s moves are not in the best interest of all shareholders.</p>
<p>Since Arconic split from Alcoa on November 1, Arconic stock was almost flat and Alcoa has jumped almost 70%. Arconic gained 2.55 dollars, or 11.2%, to 25.28 dollars.</p>
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