Stocks Finish Higher on Solid US Economic News

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +1.61%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.46%. US stocks Thursday finished sharply higher, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrials, and…