S&P 500 index 0.8% up on Friday

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S&P 500 index advanced on Friday as investors incorporated into prices speculation about rescue of Spanish banking system. US benchmark index gained 0.81% or 10.67 points and finished at 1,325.66. Nine of ten industry groups in the S&P 500 posted gains. Only energy shares weakened as, energy prices faded. The main gainer for the index was cell phone provider Sprint Nextel which jumped 8.8%. On the downside Exelon Corp fell 3.9% and United States Steel gave up 3.8%. 

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