Closing changes for the main US equity markets:
- S&P 500 up 30 points to 2775 (finished at high of the day). Up 1.1%
- DJIA up 1.75%
- Nasdaq up 0.6%
That's 8 weeks in a row of gains for the Dow and Nasdaq, which is the most since November 2017. The S&P 500 has risen 3 weeks in a row. Banks helped the Dow outperform on Friday.
On the week:
- S&P 500 +2.5%
- DJIA +3.1%
- Nasdaq +2.4%
S&P 500 weekly:
It's been an impressive turnaround from the final week of December.