US close: Stocks end volatile first quarter slightly lower

Stocks finished the week on an up note, possibly benefiting from quarter-end 'window dressing' by fund managers, and only slighty lower for the quarter, amid record-breaking levels of deal-making. By the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrials Average had added 1.07% or 254.69 points to trade at 24,103.11, alongside a rise of 1.38% or 35.87 points on the S&P 500 to 2,640.87 and a 1.64% or 114.22 point gain for the Nasdaq Composite to 7,063.44. For the quarter, the S&P 500 edged lower by 1.2%; ...

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