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The Standard and Poor's 500 index closed up for the year on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average turned positive Thursday. The Nasdaq composite picked up 20.6 points, or 0.4%, to 4,795.65.
Reports on hiring, manufacturing and construction spending showed the U.S. economy is doing fairly well.
Industrial, consumer and technology stocks benefited from the more positive outlook. Energy and materials stocks climbed as oil and precious metals prices rose.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-financial-markets-20160318-story.html


