What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks finished the week on a positive note Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in positive territory throughout the session and closing at record highs.
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
Biotech stocks made big moves upward for the second straight day, with the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ: IBB) rising 1.9%. Emerging-market funds rose as Chinese stocks rebounded from recent weakness; the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEMKT: VWO) closed up 1.2%.
Source: Fool.com