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NEW YORK | Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:10pm EST

NEW YORK Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday, led by financial shares in a late rebound on hopes that possible fallout for U.S. banks from Dubai's debt woes will be contained.

The Dow Jones industrial average posted its fifth-straight month of gains, while both the Dow and the S&P 500 had their largest monthly percentage advances since July.

On Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 34.92 points, or 0.34 percent, to close unofficially at 10,344.84. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 4.14 points, or 0.38 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,095.63. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC added 6.16 points, or 0.29 percent, to close unofficially at 2,144.60. (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Jan Paschal) ((rodrigo.campos@thomsonreuters.com; + 1 646-223-6344;

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