Wall Street rises on Yellen's view; S&P scores modest first quarter gain

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Wall Street rises on Yellen's view; S&P scores modest first quarter gain

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/futures-climb-yellen-tap-114231493--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/j.fxpxT3KTM1R9pSNhPVKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-01T004806Z_1_CBREA30028800_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Specialist trader Donald Civitanova works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="Specialist trader Donald Civitanova works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the S&amp;P 500 ending both March and the first quarter of 2014 with moderate gains, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen relieved concerns about a rate hike coming earlier than expected. This was the fifth straight quarterly rise for both the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq, though it was the smallest three-month advance for both since the fourth quarter of 2012. Both the Dow and the S&amp;P 500 rose for a second straight month in March. Gains were broad, with nine of the S&amp;P 500's 10 sector indexes rising for the day.</p><br clear="all"/>

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