The stock market closed out its best week of the year Friday as big gains by retailers and technology companies pushed major indexes higher.
For Friday:
The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 91.06 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 17,823.81.
The S&P 500 index added 7.93 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 2,089.17.
The Nasdaq composite index rose 31.28 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 5,104.92.
For the week:
The Dow gained 578.57 points, or 3.4 per cent.
The S&P advanced 66.13 points, or 3.3 per cent.
The Nasdaq climbed 177.04 points, or 3.6 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 0.74 points, less than 0.1 per cent.
The S&P is up 30.27 points, or 1.5 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 368.86 points, or 7.8 per cent.
