· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 228.46 points, or 0.89 percent, to 25,803.19, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 18.68 points, or 0.67 percent, to 2,786.24 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 49.29 points, or 0.68 percent, to 7,261.06.
For the week, the S&P rose 1.6 percent, compared with the Dow’s 2-percent rise and a 1.8-percent advance in the Nasdaq.
Wall Street continued its rally on Friday with record closing highs as the fourth-quarter earnings season kicked off with solid results from banks and robust retail sales drove investor optimism about economic growth.
· Major indexes in Asia notched gains on Monday after Wall Street closed out last week at records and the dollar remained on the back foot.
· The Nikkei 225 rose 0.54 percent as technology and financial names rose early in the session. Automakers proved to be a mixed picture.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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