U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, with technology stocks leading the day’s gains as the sector extended its recent rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% to 22,399. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 2,519. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.7% to 6,496. Both the S&P and the Nasdaq ended at closing records, as did the Russell 2000 , which added 0.2% on Friday. Among the day’s notable gainers, Facebook Inc. rose 1.2% while Alphabet Inc. , the parent company of Google, rose 0.9%. For the week, the Dow rose 0.2% and the S&P rose 0.7% in their third straight weekly advance. The Nasdaq rose 1.1%. Small-cap stocks were the big gainers of the week, with the Russell gaining 2.8% over the past five session. For the month of September, the Dow rose 2.1%, the S&P rose 1.9% and the Nasdaq rose 1.1%. For the quarter, the Dow rose 4.8% and the S&P was up 4%, with both rising for an eighth straight quarter. The Nasdaq rose 5.8% in its fifth straight quarterly advance.
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