Stocks mostly shake off a weak start, edge to more records
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press
Published: March 12, 2021, 3:40pm
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A late-afternoon burst of buying helped nudge several U.S. stock indexes to all-time highs Friday, despite a pullback in Big Tech companies as bond yields headed higher.
The S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent after having been in the red for most of the day. The benchmark index also notched its second straight weekly gain.
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