Friday, February 24, 2012

News Alert: S.&P. 500 Index Closes at Highest Level Since June 2008

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The New York Times
Friday, February 24, 2012 -- 4:18 PM EST
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S.&P. 500 Index Closes at Highest Level Since June 2008

The Standard & Poor's 500-share index on Friday finished at its highest point since 2008, extending a climb that began in November.

But in a generally lackluster trading day, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day flat, failing again to close above 13,000 points. The Nasdaq ended 0.2 percent higher.

The S.&.P. closed at about 1,365 points. The last time it was higher was in June 2008, before the worst of the financial crisis.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html?emc=na

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