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S&P 500 and Dow Have Best Monthly Gains in a Year

CNBC.com | July 30, 2010 | 06:31 PM EDT

US stocks posted their best monthly performance of the year, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average with a gain of 7.1%. Within the S&P 500 sectors, industrial and material companies rose the most in July. What follows is a summary of this week's statistics on the markets.Historical July PerformanceDow Jones Industrial Average [ .DJIA 12613.08 -18.92 (-0.15%) ]

The Dow had its biggest monthly percent increase and best July percent gain since July 2009 when it rose 8.58%

The Dow had its first monthly gain since April 2010, and finished up for the third consecutive July

The Dow posted its longest July winning streak since 1995

The Dow had the most July winning streaks in 1959 (a total of 11 positive Julys)

Historically and on average July ranks as the second best month out of the year

Since 1896, the Dow has managed gains in July 71 times including the current month

S&P 500 [ .SPX 1326.19 -4.47 (-0.34%) ]

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