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AP - Investors sent stocks higher for a second day in a row Thursday, giving all the major indexes a moderate boost and adding to the gains that followed upbeat comments from the Federal Reserve a day earlier. Financial, technology and energy companies were among the big winners, while stocks in defensive, or relatively safer, industries like health care fell. Retailers declined after a worse-than-expected report on retail sales. Related posts: How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday

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The key benchmark indices soared as proposed a surge in industrial production in June 2009 reinforced expectations that the economy is recovering. A draft direct tax code which proposes to reduce tax rates on individuals and corporates and scrapping of the Securities Transaction Tax (STT), also boosted sentiment. The rally on the domestic bourses was also a part of rally across global stocks triggered by signs of a revival in the global economy and the US Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday,