U.S. stocks ended up Friday, the last day of trading under U.S. President Joe Biden, as investors headed into a three-day weekend that will see Donald Trump inaugurated Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 334.70 points, or 0.8%, to close at 43,487.83.
The S&P 500 rose 59.32 points, or a sharp 1%, to finish at 5,996.66.
The Nasdaq Composite rallied 291.91 points, or 1.5%, to end at 19,630.20.
For the week, all three indexes booked gains as investors appeared relieved by a retreat in Treasury yields. The Dow booked a 3.7% weekly gain, while S&P 500 climbed 2.9% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq advanced 2.4%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The Dow and S&P 500 each had their best week since early November, when Trump’s victory in the U.S. election sparked a strong rally.
In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell 16.1 basis points this week to 4.610%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
