Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:40:07 GMT
S&P 500 posts a third straight weekly gain
U.S. shares rose for a second consecutive week, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index trading within 5 points of a record high on better-than-expected retail sales and unemployment claims data that bolstered optimism on the world's largest economy. The S&P 500 Index climbed 0.6% to 1,560.70. Four out of ten groups in the index edged higher. CenterPoint Energy Inc.