Mumbai, Feb. 7 -- The US initial jobless claims climbed to 219,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level of 208,000. The Labor Department said the less volatile four-week moving average also crept up to 216,750, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average of 212,750.

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