Stocks rose on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed is ready to help the economy with more bond-buying, if needed. Stock prices bounced around as investors parsed Bernanke's comments, but settled higher.
Nine out of 10 industry groups in the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose, led by materials and energy stocks. Utility stocks fell slightly.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 90.13 points, or 0.69 percent, to close at 13,090.84.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 7.10 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,406.58.
The Nasdaq composite rose 18.25 points, or 0.60 percent, to 3,066.96.
For the week:
The Dow is down 67.13 points, or 0.51 percent.
The S&P 500 is down 4.55 points, or 0.32 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 2.83 points, or 0.09 percent.
For the year so far:
The Dow is up 873.28 points, or 7.15 percent.
The S&P 500 is up 148.98 points, or 11.85 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 461.81 points, or 17.73 percent.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/major-stock-indexes-fared-friday-212341970.html
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