U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, with major indexes all ending at records as technology shares led the way higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 64 points, or 0.3%, to 22,267. The S&P 500 gained 4 points to 2,500, up 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19 points, or 0.3%, to 6,448. All three hit intraday records and closed at all-time highs. For the week, the Dow rose 2.2%, the S&P rose 1.6%, and the Nasdaq rose 1.4%. Semiconductors were among the strongest of the day, with the sector up 1.8%. Among the notable movers, Nvidia Corp. rose 6.3% while Advanced Micro Devices was up 2.1%.
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