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Wednesday, 18 March 2009 07:38

NEW YORK: US stocks surged on March 17 as an unexpected leap in housing starts pushed Home Depot and other retailers higher while bullish comments from a broker on Cisco Systems helped technology shares rebound, says a Reuters report.

A nearly 4 percent rise in US crude oil futures boosted energy shares. Chevron shares rose 3.8 percent to US$65.31 and ranked as the Dow's top gainer.

Retailer Home Depot's stock was another top Dow advancer, rising 6.7 percent to US$21.48, after data showed housing starts rose 22.2 percent in February and a brokerage raised its view on several retailers, citing an improved outlook for the economy.

The Nasdaq reversed a 1.9 percent slide on March 16 after Goldman said investors should buy Cisco Systems on the view a new server will increase the company's profits. The stock rose 4.5 percent to US$16.14.

"Investors are starting to get a sense that things are stabilising. They're not getting any worse," said Terry Morris, a portfolio manager with National Penn Investors Trust Company in Reading, Pennsylvania.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 178.73 points, or 2.48 percent, to 7,395.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 24.23 points, or 3.21 percent, to 778.12. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 58.09 points, or 4.14 percent, to 1,462.11.

The blue-chip Dow average is now up 4.7 percent for the month but remains down 15.7 percent for the year to date.The S&P 500 is now up 14 percent from the bear-market closing low on March 9, while the Dow is up 13 percent from its bear-market closing low reached on the same date.

The Dow Jones home construction index rose 6.3 percent after data showed housing starts jumped 22.2 percent in February, the biggest percentage rise since January 1990, and also the first increase since last April. - Reuters