Stock Market Today: Another Rally Sends Wall Street Nearly 16 Percent Higher for the First Half of the Year

Stock Market Today: Another Rally Sends Wall Street Nearly 16 Percent Higher for the First Half of the Year
The New York Stock Exchange in New York on Feb. 24, 2022. Seth Wenig/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Wall Street blazed to another rally Friday to close a winning week, month and first half of the year after reports suggested pressure on inflation may be easing.

The S&P 500 climbed 1.2 percent to reach its highest level since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 285 points, or 0.8 percent, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.4 percent.