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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF closed Friday at 246.58 and is still trying to gather sufficient bullish conviction to breach the 250 level (corresponding to 2,500 on the S&P 500).
The first half of 2017 was great for the financial world thanks to a pickup in economic activity in many parts of the world, solid corporate earnings, rebound in commodity prices and support from central banks across the globe.