The Dow rose 96.7 points, or 0.24%, to 40,659.76. The S&P 500 gained 11.03 points, or 0.20%, at 5,554.25 and the Nasdaq added 37.22 points, or 0.21%, at 17,631.72.
NEW YORK: US stocks ended higher on Friday, extending their biggest weekly percentage gains of the year as worries of an economic downturn eased and investors focused on the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium next week.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched their seventh straight session of gains, as stocks recouped losses from a tailspin two weeks ago. The sell-off, sparked by weak economic data and heightened recession fears, confirmed the Nasdaq had entered correction territory.
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