Tobacco prices fell 1.3 percent after two straight gains, the report also showed.

It was the third straight gain for the Dow.

For the week, the Dow rose 7.22 points, its fourth straight weekly gain.

It was the third straight gain, and the report provided new evidence that the housing recession may have ended.

It was the fifth straight monthly gain, a sign of pessimism.

Construction spending rose 1 percent in October, the fourth straight monthly gain.

It was the fifth straight weekly gain in the nationwide count.

The increase in company payrolls was the largest of three straight gains.

The Dow rose 12.37, to 2,911.63, for the fourth straight gain.

It was the second straight gain as mortgage rates dipped to a two-year low.