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Stocks jump after consumer confidence level surges

by Pat Coate | May 26, 2009

A more upbeat mood among consumers is spreading to Wall Street.

The Conference Board says its Consumer Confidence Index surged to 54.9 from a revised 40.8 in April. Economists had expected 42.3.

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