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Dow rises more than 1,000 points as Trump declares national emergency

By John Gage
Published March 13, 2020 8:36pm ET
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Dow rises more than 1,000 points as Trump declares national emergency
President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. | (Alex Brandon/AP)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 1,000 points while President Trump declared a national emergency to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump gave the speech on Friday as at least 1,700 people have gotten the virus in the United States and testing has been difficult for people to access. The Dow rose from a low of 21,741 to 22,856 during the speech.

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