Wall St ends up

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013
Wall St ends up

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U.S. stocks closed up ahead of Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its best week since January of this year, up 75.42 points to end at 15376.06.

The S&P 500 added 4.57 points to close at 1,687.99, while the Nasdaq composite rose 6.22 points to 3,722.18.

All three major averages posted their second-straight week of gains; all three averages gained  over 3 per cent.

For the week, the Dow rose 3.04 percent, the S&P 500 added 3.37 per cent, and the Nasdaq surged 3.69 per cent.

All 10 S&P sectors closed up for the week, led by industrials and consumer discretionary.