S&P 500 and Dow post Black Friday gains, closing out Wall Street's best month of 2024
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Stocks posted solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on its best monthly performance of the year.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4%. Both indexes closed out November with their best monthly performances of the year. The Nasdaq added 0.8%.
Friday was an abbreviated trading day, with stocks closing at 1 p.m. ET and the bond market an hour later.
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