How major US stock market indexes fared Friday

NEW YORK – Large technology and health care companies and smaller U.S.-focused firms rose again Friday as stocks finished the third quarter at record highs.

On Friday:

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index climbed 9.30 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 2,519.36.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained of 23.89 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 22,405.09.

The Nasdaq composite surged 42.51 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 6,495.96.

The Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks edged up 2.08 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 1,490.86.

For the week:

The S&P 500 rose 17.14 points, or 0.7 per cent.

The Dow added 55.50 points, or 0.2 per cent.

The Nasdaq advanced 69.04 points, or 1.1 per cent.

The Russell 2000 jumped 40.08 points, or 2.8 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 280.53 points, or 12.5 per cent.

The Dow is up 2,642.49 points, or 13.4 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 1,112.84 points, or 20.7 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 133.73 points, or 9.9 per cent.