The stock market closed out its best week this year with a modest gain on Friday, helped by airlines and industrial companies. Investors now turn their focus to corporate earnings, which will start to pick up next week.
On Friday:
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 33.74 points, or 0.2 per cent, to close at 17,084.49.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 1.46 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,014.89.
The Nasdaq composite rose 19.68 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4,830.47.
For the week:
The Dow was up 612.12 points, or 3.7 per cent.
The S&P 500 index was up 63.53 points, or 3.3 per cent.
The Nasdaq was up 122.70 points, or 2.6 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 738.58 points, or 4.1 per cent.
The S&P 500 index is down 44.01 points, or 2.1 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 94.41 points, or 2 per cent.
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