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The S&P 500 Index (.INX) opened today at 795. That’s the first time the index has been below 800 since April 1997. Eleven years of stock gains have vanished.

U.S. stocks were given a boost today by a strong upward revision of GDP growth data for Q2. According to updated figures, between April and June, the economy expanded by 3.3% y-o-y, up from a preliminary estimate of 1.9%. The Dow (DJI), S&P500 (INX) and Nasdaq (IXIC) all responded with gains of over 1% during the day’s trading.