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10A – Daily News – Saturday, September 18, 2010 MON.-FRI. 9:00-5:30 • SAT. 9:00 -5:00 • CLOSED SUNDAYS FURNITURE DEPOT MATTRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gave up most of their gains to end slightly higher Friday, extending a September rally that has slowed as the month wore on. The Dow Jones industri- al tacked on 13 points, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index edged up less than a point. Both trad- ed close to the breakeven level all day. The Dow and other major indexes logged their third-straight weekly advance. The market started out on an up note following surprisingly strong profit news late Thursday from MON.-THURS. 9:00-6:00 • FRI. 9:00-7:00 • SAT. 9:00-5:00 • SUN. 11:00-5:00 NORTH VALLEY 235 So. Main St., Red Bluff 527-1657 632 Main St., Red Bluff 527-5837 technology leaders Oracle Corp. and Research in Motion Ltd., which makes BlackBerrys. Technology and indus- trial shares were broadly higher, though energy com- panies were weak follow- ing a drop in crude oil. A decline in a measure of consumer confidence from the University of Michi- gan/Reuters also kept a lid on buying. Gold set another record and Treasury prices edged higher in a sign that investors remain cautious. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the measure used most widely by pro- fessional investors, briefly edged above a technical trading threshold, but not enough to convince ana- lysts that the market is ready to move sharply higher. Stocks have been on a nearly unbroken upward march in September, dri- ving the S&P up 7.3 per- cent. Traders watch such technical barriers closely for clues about where the market might go next. Right now the key level for the S&P 500 is 1,131, its intraday high for June 21 Mattress Sets & Adjustable Bed Stocks end with meager gains, keeping rally going Wall Street and the top end of its recent trading range. It barely peeked over that level Fri- day but failed to stay above it, a sign that the market needs more fuel, in the form of good news on the economy or corporate prof- its, before moving higher again. Uri Landesman, presi- dent of Platinum Partners, said if the S&P can rally past 1,131, it could surge even further in the next cou- ple of weeks. But if it can- not significantly eclipse that level and falls back below 1,115, roughly its low for the week, ‘‘we could go to 1,000 pretty China Buffet CHINESE RESTAURANT Open 7 Days A Week Sunday Buffet Special $ 9.99 COUPON China Buffet Lunch Dinner $9.99 $6.99 Monday - Saturday 343 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530-529-5888 (No Checks) 10 % off COUPON on dinner only (everyday) Expires 9-30-10 COUPON also Toddler program Recently expanded and moved near Bidwell Elementary License # 525405817 (530) My qualifications include: B.A. in Elementary Education and experience teaching grades K-8. Accepting state pay programs & cash pay, etc. 209-8743 fast,’’ Landesman said. The Dow Jones industri- al average rose 13.02, or 0.1 percent, to close at 10,607.85. The Dow is up 5.9 percent in the month to date, defying skeptics who predicted a decline in Sep- tember, which is historical- ly a weak one for stocks. It has risen in seven of the past eight days. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index inched up 0.93, or 0.08 percent, to 1,125.59, and the Nasdaq composite rose 12.36, or 0.5 percent, to 2,315.61. For the week, the Dow and S&P are both up 1.4 percent, and the Nasdaq is up 3.3 percent. The Dow also had three straight weeks of gains in mid- to late July as many big companies delivered positive earnings surprises. ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● However stocks spent most of August in a funk before turning higher again in Sep- tember as news on the economy started to improve. The yield on the 10-year note, which moves opposite to its price, fell to 2.74 per- cent from 2.76 percent late Thursday. 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