Dow ends above 13,000 for first time since May; U.S. stocks close week up 2%

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
Blue-chip stocks Friday extended triple-digit gains into a second session and ended the week up nearly 2%,after new comments from European leaders on a commitment to the European currency union somewhat deflated fears about spiking Spanish and Italian borrowing costs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 187.73 points, or 1.5%, to 13,075.66, its first close above 13,000 since May 7
It rose nearly 2% for the week
The S&P 500 rose 25.95 points, or 1.9%, to 1,385.97, up 1.7% for the week
The Nasdaq Composite rose 64.84 points, or 2.2%, to 2,958.09