After many ups and downs, stocks end flat for 2011 (AP)
AP - The stock market ended a tumultuous year right where it started.
You thought 2011 was tough? (Reuters)
Reuters - Shaky Europe. Political gridlock. Volatile markets.
Summary Box: Stocks flat in 2011; utilities up big (AP)
AP - STOCKS FLAT: Despite a tumultuous ride, the S&P 500 index closed nearly unchanged for 2011. It ended at 1,257.60 Friday, just 0.04 point below where it started the year.
A look at stock market highs and lows in 2011 (AP)
AP - A look at the best and worst performers in the Dow Jones industrial average, which tracks 30 key U.S. companies; the biggest industry gainers and decliners in the broader S&P 500 index, which ended nearly flat for the year; and some companies that rattled investors in 2011.
How the major stock indexes fared Friday (AP)
AP - The stock market ended a tumultuous year right where it started. In the final tally, despite big climbs and falls, unexpected blows and surprising triumphs, all the hullabaloo proved for naught. On Friday, the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at 1,257.60. That's exactly 0.04 point below where it started the year.
