How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

A day of back-and-forth trading Thursday ended with the fifth gain in a row for U.S. stocks. Industrial companies like Boeing and General Electric rose while retailers fell as Macy’s suffered its biggest loss of all time.

On Thursday:

The S&P 500 index advanced 11.68 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,596.64.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 122.80 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 24,001.92.

The Nasdaq composite edged up 28.99 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 6,986.07.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gained 6.63 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1,445.43.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 64.70 points, or 2.6 per cent.

The Dow is up 568.76 points, or 2.4 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 247.21 points, or 3.7 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 64.69 points, or 4.7 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 89.79 points, or 3.6 per cent.

The Dow is up 674.46 points, or 2.9 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 350.79 points, or 5.3 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 96.87 points, or 7.2 per cent.