Stocks Ended Mixed Friday, Higher for the Week
- Friday, May 26, 2017, 17:00
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U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, but finished higher for the week ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 2.67 points, or 0.01%, to 21,080.28, .The S&P 500 was up 0.75 point, or 0.03%, to 2,415.82. The Nasdaq Composite gained 4.94 points, or 0.08%, to 6,210.19. For the week, the Dow finished up 1.3% and the S&P 500 gained 1.4%, while the Nasdaq advanced 2.1%.
Crude-oil prices rebounded Friday on the heels of Thursday’s near-5% drop. July West Texas Intermediate crude added 90 cents, or 1.8%, to settle at $49.80 a barrel . It settled about 1.7% lower for the week. July Brent crude climbed 69 cents, or 1.3%, to $52.15—down about 2.7% for the week.
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