NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks ended the week with the best gains this year, sending the Nasdaq Composite to the highest level since July 2000. Investors shrugged off a surprise drop in industrial production data and focused on a mildly better-than-expected consumer sentiment gauge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 126.80 points, or 0.8%, higher at 16,154.39. The S&P 500 closed 8.8 points, or 0.5%, higher at 1,838.63. The Nasdaq Composite rose for the seventh consecutive session after a volatile start, adding 3.35 points, or 0.1%, to 4,244.03.
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