After another solid monthly jobs report, technology companies again led the way as U.S. stocks rose for the fourth day in a row to start 2018. They are on their longest new-year winning streak in eight years.
On Friday:
The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 19.16 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,743.15.
The Dow Jones industrial average surged 220.74 points, or 0.9 percent, to 25,295.87.
The Nasdaq composite advanced 58.64 points, or 0.8 percent, to 7,136.56.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks added 4.29 point, or 0.3 percent, to 1,560.01.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 69.54 points, or 2.6 percent.
The Dow is up 576.65 points, or 2.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 233.17 points, or 3.4 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 24.50 points, or 1.6 percent.