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S&P 500 Posts 0.4% Increase as Energy, Technology Lead to Upside While Materials Stocks Weigh

by × on March 3, 2019 at 5:59 am × 0 comments

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up 0.4% this week as the energy, technology and financial sectors led to the upside but the advance was limited by declines in other sectors including materials. The index ended the week at 2,803.69, up from last Friday’s closing level of 2,792.67. This […]

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US Stocks Post Modest Advance Friday; Dow Weekly Winning Streak Ends

by × on March 3, 2019 at 5:58 am × 0 comments

Major market indexes closed higher, ending the week on a positive note in the face of some negative economic data on manufacturing and consumer sentiment that was released on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite Index led the market’s widely followed gauges higher, followed by the S&P 500. The energy and health […]