NEW YORK (AP) -- Fresh signs Friday that the economy continues to recover sent the Dow Jones industrial average briefly above the 11,000 mark for the first time in 18 months. Easing worries about Greece's debt problems also helped push stocks higher Friday.
In the final moments of trading the Dow was up 69.53 or 0.6 percent at 10,996.60, having briefly crossed above 11,000 minutes earlier.
It last moved above 11,000 Sept. 29, 2008.
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