Dow turns positive for ’09

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks churned Friday, at the end of a mixed week on Wall Street, that nonetheless left the Dow industrials in positive territory for the year for the first time since January.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 28 points, or 0.3%, ending above its 2008 close of 8,776.39.

The Dow has now risen in 12 of the last 14 weeks, rising 33% in that time, for its best 14-week stretch since March 1975, according to Dow Jones.

The S&P 500 (SPX) index added 1 point, or 0.1%, to end at a seven-month high.

The Nasdaq composite (COMP) fell almost 4 points, or 0.2%, after ending the previous session at an eight-month high.

For the week, the Dow and S&P 500 ended with modest gains, while the Nasdaq ended lower.