How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

NEW YORK – Technology companies climbed Thursday as stocks rose for the fifth day in a row. They have now recovered about half their losses during the market’s dramatic plunge earlier this month.

On Thursday:

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 32.57 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 2,731.20.

The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 306.88 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 25,200.37.

The Nasdaq composite surged 112.81 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 7,256.43.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies gained 15.10 points, or 1 per cent, to 1,537.20.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 111.65 points, or 4.3 per cent.

The Dow is up 1,009.47 points, or 4.2 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 381.94 points, or 5.6 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 59.36 points, or 4 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 57.59 points, or 2.2 per cent.

The Dow is down 481.15 points, or 1.9 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 353.04 points, or 5.1 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 1.69 points, or 0.1 per cent.