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Stocks gained today, despite choppy trading and a late fade. Financial stocks dragged the broader market lower, however, as softness in the market and EU crisis weighs on investors.

Stocks kept the losing streak alive, falling for the fourth consecutive week and turning in one of the worst performances since the March 2009 bottom.

Stocks ended the week in green, ending a four-week streak of losses. Bernanke's speech helped to hold up the market despite no indication of how, when or even if the Fed will step in.