Major indices close higher for the trading week by the Russell 2000

The stock indices close week. For the day, the Dow and Russell 2000 rose solidly, the S&P and the Nasdaq less so.

• Dow industrial average rose 426 points or 0.97% at 44296
• S&P index rose 20.63 points or 0.35% it 5969.34
• NASDAQ index rose 31.23 points or 0.16% at 19003.65
• Russell 2000 rose 42.65 points or 1.80% at 2406.67

For the trading week:

• Dow Industrial average rose 2.0%
• S&P index rose 1.7%
• NASDAQ index rose 1.74%
• Russell 2000 surged by 4.52%

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.