U.S. Stocks Rise, Notching Best Quarter In Years

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The S&P 500 posted its biggest quarterly gain in nearly a decade, while Lyft's shares climbed more than 8% in their first day of trading

U.S. stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 closing out the quarter with its best gains in nearly a decade, buoyed by fresh signs that inflationary pressures remained contained at the start of the year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 211 points, or 0.8%, to 25928. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.8%.

 

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Lyft opened 21% above the IPO price, but dropped 11% from there. So, to be fair it spent most of it's first day dropping.

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