U.S. stocks gain for week; Apple drags on Nasdaq

NEW YORK (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks finished mixed on Friday, but posted weekly gains, as enthusiasm over a drop in the U.S. unemployment rate gave way to caution ahead of the beginning of the quarterly earnings season
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.79 points, or 0.3%, to 13,610.15, and posted a weekly gain of 1.3%
The S&P 500 index ended nearly unchanged, slipping 0.47 point to 1,460.93, but it gained 1.4% for the week
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 13.27 points, or 0.4%, to 3,136.19, as shares of iPhone maker Apple Inc  dropped 2.1%
The Nasdaq gained 0.6% for the week
Stocks had rallied earlier in the session after data showed that the jobless rate in September unexpectedly dropped to 7.8%, the lowest level since January 2009
However, stocks turned mostly lower in late trade as investors eyed the start of the third-quarter earnings season on Tuesday when aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. will report results