World stocks close out bumper 2009 with more gains (AP)

Employees of the Tokyo Stock Exchange work as the market begins this year's first trading of stocks on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Japan's Nikkei stock average shot up 118.74 points to 10,665.18 an hour after the opening bell. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - World stocks edged up Thursday, with traders heading into the long New Year's weekend in upbeat mood following a nine-month bull run that has seen many markets advance over 50 percent.


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