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Dow Jones Industrial Average added 100.95 points, or 0.6 percent, to an all-time high of 17,877.75. The Russell 2000 Index of small companies jumped 1.3 percent, after dropping 1.6 percent yesterday., “The economy seems to be fine and nothing is changing that narrative,” James W. Gaul, a portfolio manager at Boston Advisors LLC, which oversees about $2.8 billion, said by phone. “The energy sector is up while oil is down. Maybe the thought is the sector fell too far, too fast. Health-care is being led by biotechnology stocks, mainly Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB).