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Powered by Netflix, Consumer Discretionary Stocks Break Record
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Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 | 11:28 AM ET
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By: Giovanny Moreano
Quantitative Analyst
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S&P's consumer discretionary sector rose to a record high Thursday, as most major averages continued to post strong gains.
Since the beginning of 2012, the NASDAQ Composite has risen about 8 percent, followed by the S&P 500 and Dow, up 5 and 4.7 percent, respectively.
The consumer discretionary sector [.GSPD
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By midday Thursday, the sector traded as high as 331.19. The previous record of 330.07 was reached on July 7.
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*Kristen Scholer contributed to this report.
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