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In the fourth quarter of 2021, which ended on Dec. 31, a Santa Claus rally driven by higher-than-expected retail sales helped push U.S. stock indexes to new record highs. The S&P 500 surpassed 4,790, the Nasdaq 100 topped 16,570 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average beat the 36,480 mark.
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