How major US stock indexes fared on Friday

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks powered to their biggest gain in almost nine months Friday as drugmakers and technology companies surged. Investors were cheered that President Donald Trump appeared to take a more positive tone on international trade.

On Friday:

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 33.62 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 2,872.87.

The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 223.92 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 26,616.71.

The Nasdaq composite leaped 94.61 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 7,505.77.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks finished up 6.39 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 1,608.06.

For the week:

The S&P 500 gained 62.57 points, or 2.2 per cent.

The Dow rose 544.99 points, or 2.1 per cent.

The Nasdaq climbed 169.39 points, or 2.3 per cent.

The Russell 2000 added 10.43 points, or 0.7 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 199.26 points, or 7.5 per cent.

The Dow is up 1,897.49 points, 7.7 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 602.38 points, or 8.7 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 72.55 points, or 4.7 per cent.