Stocks Rise; TrueCar Climbs, Ritter Pharmaceuticals Sinks

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The Dow Jones industrial average rose 369 points in Thursday trading to close at 16,655, it’s second day of big gains following a week of declines.

The S&P 500 rose 47 points to 1,988.

The Nasdaq rose 115 points to 4,813.

The LABJ Stock Index rose five points to 223.

Gainers and Losers

Among stocks trading above $1, Santa Monica’s TrueCar Inc. was Thursday’s biggest local gainer. Shares of the company rose 11 percent on the day, closing at $5.44.

Thursday’s biggest loser was Ritter Pharmaceuticals Inc., the developer of a drug used to treat lactose intolerance. Shares of the company fell 7 percent on the day, closing at $2.86.

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