<p>The major US stock indices are ending Friday with solid gains. For the week the Nasdaq is closing marginally higher for the 3rd week in a row but the S&P and Dow closed the week lower. </p><p>The final numbers are showing:</p><ul><li>Dow Industrial Average rose 330.93 points or 1.00% at 33375.50</li><li>S&P index rose 73.74 points or 1.89% at 3972.60</li><li>NASDAQ index rose 288.18 points or 2.66% at 11140.44</li><li>Russell 2000 rose 30.99 points or 1.69% at 1867.33</li></ul><p>For the trading week:</p><ul><li>Dow Industrial Average fell -2.7%</li><li>S&P index fell -0.66%</li><li>NASDAQ index gained 0.55%</li><li>Russell 2000 fell -1.0439%</li></ul>

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