Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Friday after modest gains erased some of the market’s steep losses from a day earlier.
The market ended a turbulent week of trading with its third straight weekly loss as investors continue to fret over the prospect of a prolonged trade war between the U.S. and China. U.S. stock markets will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 rose 3.82 points, or 0.1%, to 2,826.06.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 95.22 points, or 0.4%, to 25,585.69.
The Nasdaq composite added 8.72 points, or 0.1%, to 7,637.01.
The Russell 2000 index of small company stocks climbed 12.73 points, or 0.9%, to 1,514.11.
For the week:
The S&P 500 dropped 33.47 points, or 1.2%.
The Dow fell 178.31 points, or 0.7%.
The Nasdaq lost 179.28 points, or 2.3%.
The Russell 2000 gave up 21.65 points, or 1.4%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 319.21 points, or 12.7%.
The Dow is up 2,258.23 points, or 9.7%.
The Nasdaq is up 1,001.73 points, or 15.1%.
The Russell 2000 is up 165.55 points, or 12.3%.
