New York -- U.S. stock indexes, winding up the week in a volatile, seesaw trading session, finished on the plus side while oil prices continued to rise higher.
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The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 66.74 points, or 0.57 percent, to close at 13,176.79. The Nasdaq composite was up 18.73, or 0.72 percent, at 2,367.24. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed up 7.59 points , or 0.52 percent, at 1,458.74.
The volume on the New York stock exchange was almost 1.8 billion shares traded with 1,801 declining and 1,460 advancing.
Crude oil futures closed strongly, gaining $1.57 to reach $95.10 on the eve of a meeting of officials from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
The dollar was mixed. The euro traded at $1.4654 from $1.4619 late Thursday, while the dollar traded at 110.91 yen from 110.35 yen.
Bonds slipped. The benchmark 10-year note lost 7/32 to yield 4.169 percent Friday.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International.
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