Market Extra: November stock-market rally gets a boost from trend following funds and companies buying back their shares

The November U.S. stock-market rally has gotten a big boost from corporations buying back their shares, and computerized trend-following funds adding to their bullish bets, according to data from Bank of America and UBS Group.

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