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		</div><p>US stocks have climbed as investors bought shares of companies focused on consumers, including car makers and retailers.</p>
<p>The Standard &#038; Poor&#8217;s 500 index finished a single point below its all-time high.<br />
General Motors and Ford jumped as car companies reported generally strong sales for the month of December.</p>
<p>Companies that mine for metals and make chemicals and other materials rose as the dollar receded from its recent highs.</p>
<p>Small company stocks picked up where they left off in 2017 as the Russell 2000 index outpaced other major indexes and missed a record close by a whisker.</p>
<p>Investors snapped up consumer-focused stocks that have not done much celebrating since the election, like apparel and accessories retailers and discount store chains.<br />
Urban Outfitters is down about 11% since the election and Gap has fallen almost that much.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;They were after-thoughts in a lot of respects,&#8221;</i> said Julian Emanuel, an equity strategist for UBS. But he said he expects those stocks to rise this year because consumer confidence remains high.</p>
<p>The Dow Jones industrial average added 60.40 points, or 0.3%, to 19,942.16. The blue-chip index was held back by small losses from energy giant Exxon Mobil and insurer Travelers.</p>
<p>The S&#038;P 500 jumped 12.92 points, or 0.6%, to 2,270.75. The Nasdaq composite rose 47.92 points, or 0.9%, to 5,477. The Russell 2000 outpaced the other indexes and advanced 22.46 points, or 1.6%, to 1,387.95.</p>
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