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Stock market news
• Stocks opened sharply higher yesterday. But optimism quickly faded and the close was under selling pressure. Value stocks ended the day lower, while Growth stocks managed to hold on to gains. The dollar index slipped, but for now it looks like a correction rather than a reversal. Asian stocks extended the rally in European and global equities into Tuesday after U.S. stocks rose for a second straight day and the dollar fell against both developed and emerging market currencies. Europe's major stock indexes jumped on Monday, with France's CAC 40 up 2.2% and Germany's...