U.S. stocks cap off best four-week stretch in a year with more gains during holiday-shortened session

U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday, capping off the best four-week stretch of gains for the S&P 500 in a year.

How did stocks trade?

All three major indexes finished the week higher, and all three have now risen for four consecutive weeks, with the S&P 500 up 1.3%, the Nasdaq Composite up 0.9%, and the Dow up 1.3%.

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