U.S. stocks close higher, capping third week of gains; Dow up 97, Google a drag on Nasdaq

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks finished Friday near session highs, with the S&P 500 making a late about-face to end in the green, lifted by well-received results from Microsoft Corp. , International Business Machines and Intel Corp
The major indexes rose 2% to nearly 3% for the week, the third straight week of gains
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 96.50 points, or 0.8%, at 12,720.48, led by a 5.7% rally in Microsoft and a 4.4% gain in IBM shares.
The S&P 500 ended up 0.9 point, or 0.1%, at 1,315.38
The Nasdaq Composite lost 1.63 points, or 0.1%, to 2,786.70
The broader indexes were dragged by an 8.4% drop in Google Inc. shares