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* Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow end Friday in green
* For the week, all three major indexes end lower
* All 11 S&P sectors close higher
* Bitcoin surges, gold slightly up; dollar, oil lower
* U.S. 10-year Treasury yield ~1.26%
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WALL STREET JUMPS BUT BIG QUESTIONS LINGER (1620 EDT/2020
GMT)
Wall Street surged on Friday after stocks almost breached
their 50-day moving average to the downside the day before, a
resistance level that suggests investors will bid up the market
though which sectors and other questions remain unclear.
All 11 sectors of the S&P 500 rose, with information
technology up 1.30% to lead the charge and growth-oriented
shares outperforming economically sensitive value stocks.
Advancing shares outnumbered decliners by more than 2:1 both
on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
But the Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow all posted weekly losses
after the S&P 500 and Dow closed Monday at record highs…
