Dow Finishes Week On A Down Note

Sat., March 25, 2000

From Staff

Stocks ended a dramatic week in mundane fashion Friday, closing narrowly mixed. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index just managed to set its fourth straight closing high.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 7.14 to 11,112.72, having retreated from a 115-point gain in early trading.

The Dow, which rose 253 points Thursday, ended the week with a gain of 517.49, or 4.9 percent. The blue-chip index still sits more than 500 points below the closing record of 11,722.98 it set Jan. 14.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 edged up 0.11 to 1,527.46, having reached a record high close every day this week except Monday. The Nasdaq composite index rose 22.42 to 4,963.03.

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