S&P 500 holds near four-year high

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 held near a four-year high on Friday, and the market's key gauge of anxiety sank to its lowest since 2007, suggesting a belief that the problems stressing investors might be closer to a resolution.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was up 25.09 points, or 0.19 percent, at 13,275.20. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> was up 2.65 points, or 0.19 percent, at 1,418.16. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> was up 14.20 points, or 0.46 percent, at 3,076.59.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by James Dalgleish)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stock-index-futures-signal-mixed-open-084028204--finance.html

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