The DJIA rose for 5th straight day as stocks staged late rally that pared some of Wall Street's November losses, which were among the worst ever. C, CAT, AXP, JPM, BA, KO, PG, MMM were leaders. NYSE breadth 20-9 positive, NASDAQ breadth 17-8 positive. Post-Thanksgiving trading was slow until the final half hour as some traders adjusted portfolios for December and next year. Next Friday's Nonfarm Payroll likely to confirm economy contraction will last through first half of 2009. Bonds rose for 3rd day. Gold futures also rose. Dollar index rose as euro, sterling fell. Oil fell.

CLOSING MARKET DATA

DOLLAR

HIGHER

NASDAQ

1,535.47   +3.47

S&P 500

896.24   +8.56

10-YR YIELD

2.95 %

VOLUME

786,481,800

DJIA

8,829.04   +102.43