: Dow rises for fifth day as U.S. stocks close out best week in a month

U.S. stocks finished mostly lower on Friday, with only the Dow logging a fifth-straight daily gain, as an early advance by the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite faded in afternoon trade. But all three benchmarks powered higher this week, with the S&P 500 logging its best such gains since June. The S&P 500 SPX shed 4.36 points, or 0.1%, to 4,506.66 on Friday, according to preliminary closing data from FactSet. It rose 2.3% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite COMP fell 24.87 points, or 0.2%, to 14,113.70 on Friday, but gained 3.3% on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 114.75 points, or 0.3%, to 34,509.69, bringing its weekly gain to 2.3%.

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