Stocks Close Out Strong February with More Gains
• Stocks rose Friday, coming off best month in over a year • S&P 500 up 0.5%; Dow rose 215 points, 0.6% • Industrial stocks among biggest gainers Caterpillar up 1.6%, Union Pacific up 2.3% • Dell fell 5.3% on weaker revenue forecast; Ulta Beauty gained 11.4% on strong earnings • Investors hopeful Fed is done raising rates to control inflation as data shows cooling