smpt.ai: U.S. stocks end higher on hopes for central-bank action; indexes log second week of gains

U.S. stocks end higher on hopes for central-bank action; indexes log second week of gains

NEW YORK (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks on Friday tallied their first back-to-back weekly wins in more than a month on optimism about potential coordinated action by global central banks to stabilize markets if needed after Sunday's Greek elections
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 115.26 points, or 0.9%, to 12,767.17, up 1.7% from the week-ago close
The S&P 500 Index climbed 13.74 points, or 1%, to 1,342.84, a weekly gain of 1.3%
The Nasdaq Composite advanced 36.47 points, or 1.3%, to 2,872.80, up 0.5% for the week