Stocks rose moderately Thursday in relatively quiet trading, a contrast to the heavy selling that occurred a day earlier when Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested that stock prices might be too high.
On Thursday:
The Dow Jones industrial average added 82.08 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 17,924.06.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 7.85 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 2,088.
The Nasdaq composite declined 25.90 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4,945.54.
For the week:
The Dow is down 100 points, or 0.6 per cent.
The S&P 500 index is down 20.29 points, or 1 per cent.
The Nasdaq is down 59.85 points, or 1.2 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 100.99 points, or 0.6 per cent.
The S&P 500 index is up 29.10 points, or 1.4 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 209.49 points, or 4.4 per cent.
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