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How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday

275 days ago

By The Associated Press

Stocks climbed back from lows as investors took comfort from signals that the Federal Reserve is worried about the slow economic recovery and may provide more help.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 30.82 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 13,172.76.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.32 points, or 0.02 percent, to 1,413.49.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 6.41 points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,073.67.

For the week:

The Dow is down 72.09 points, or 0.8 percent.

The S&P is down 4.67 points, or 0.3 percent.

The Nasdaq is down 2.92 points, or 0.1 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 955.20 points, or 7.8 percent.

The S&P is up 155.89 points, or 12.4 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 468.52 points, or 17.98 percent.

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