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Choppy trading in anticipation of Friday's "triple-witching" - quarterly expiration of stock options, stock index options, and futures - saw the Dow rising 5.23 points to 8780.63 after back-to-back record closes. The Nasdaq, after a record Wednesday, was up 6.72 at 1795.00.

Choppy trading in anticipation of Friday's "triple-witching" - quarterly expiration of stock options, stock index options, and futures - saw the Dow rising 5.23 points to 8780.63 after back-to-back record closes. The Nasdaq, after a record Wednesday, was up 6.72 at 1795.00.