Dow closes up 330 points after turbulent week

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday closed up 330 points, or 1.4 percent, after a rocky day that saw it span a range of more than 800 points. Friday's end-of-day buying also boosted the S&P index up 1.5 percent. Overall, the Dow closed Friday down 6.2 percent from Monday’s opening bell.

The Dow traveled some 20,000 points this week, CNBC notes, fluctuations that stem from a strong January jobs report that "sparked … inflation fears and worries that interest rates could rise faster than expected," USA Today writes.

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