U.S. stocks stage late rally Friday, extending weekly win streak to five

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks rallied to session highs by the close of a low-volume trading session Friday, cementing the fifth week of gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite's fourth weekly rise
Led by Hewlett-Packard Co. the Dow average ended up 42.76 points, or 0.3%, to 13,207.95
It rose 0.9% for the week
The S&P 500 gained 3.07 points, or 0.2%, to 1,405.87, up 1.1% for the week
The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.22 points, or 0.1%, to 3,020.86, rising 1.8% for the week
Stocks had faltered early on but then rebounded, helped by expectations for more global central-bank stimulus