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Stocks started sluggish amid tech sector warnings and higher oil prices, but a steady rally from late morning helped the major indices close higher again Friday.
For the Dow Jones Industrial Average, it was another record finish, its 24th since October. The Dow gained 41.10 points, or 0.33%, to 12,556.08, and the S&P 500 added 6.91 points, or 0.49%, at 1430.73. The Nasdaq Composite was ahead by 17.97 points, or 0.72%, to 2502.82.
"We have another long weekend, so people have hit the exits early today," said Jay Suskind, head of institutional equity trading with Ryan Beck & Co. "As we get to more earnings and economic numbers next week, the market will take its cue from there." ...
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