How the major stock indexes fared Friday (AP)
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Stocks ended flat on Friday as investors shrugged off encouraging economic signs and a tax-cut package expected to lift economic growth. Trading ended shortly before President Barack Obama signed a tax bill into law. Indexes are still up for the week, and the Dow Jones industrial average posted its third straight weekly gain. The S&P 500 eked out another high close for 2010.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 7.34 points, or 0.06 percent, to 11,491.91.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1.04, or 0.08 percent, to 1,243.91.
The Nasdaq composite index rose 5.66, or 0.2 percent, to 2,642.97.
For the week:
The Dow is up 81.59, or 0.7 percent.
The S&P is up 3.51, or 0.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 5.43, or 0.2 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 1,063.86, or 10.2 percent.
The S&P is up 128.81, or 11.6 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 373.82, or 16.5 percent.
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