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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today. Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA

The New York stock market just closed at a two-week high, as US traders welcomed the overnight breakthrough in Brussels.

Despite the hurdles to come, the Dow Jones index jumped 217 points or 1.2% to 17,977.

Craig Erlam, a senior market analyst at currency trading firm OANDA, said: