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: The S&P 500 inched up 2.27 points, or 0.12 percent, to 1,951.13, according to Xinhua China. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 16.48 points, or 0.35 percent, to 4,733.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 23.38 points, or 0.14 percent, to 16,374.76. The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services decreased from 45.2 billion U.S. dollars in June to 41.9 billion dollars in July, largely in line with market consensus, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The four-week moving average was 275,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week revised average. In the week ending Aug. 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims increased 12,000 from the previous week revised level to 282,000, exceeding market estimates of 273,000, said the U.S. Labor Department Thursday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.