NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks briefly pared gains but then resumed an upward trend on Friday after data showed existing-home sales fell to the slowest rate since June 2003, below economists' forecasts.The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 27.87 points, or 0.21 percent, at 13,469.00. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 3.99 points, or 0.26 percent, at 1,511.50. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 8.55 points, or 0.34 percent, at 2,546.47.
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