The stock market is closing out its best week this year with a modest gain, helped by airlines and industrial companies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 33 points, or 0.2%, to 17,084 Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 gained a point to 2,014. The Nasdaq composite rose 19 points, or 0.4%, to 4,830.
Airline stocks were among the biggest gainers Friday after the companies said they flew nearly full flights last month. United Continental and American Airlines each rose 7%. Gap sank 5% after posting disappointing September sales. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.10%. (More Dow Jones stories.)