Money | stock market Stocks End Choppy Week Slightly Higher Tech, banks led gains Friday By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Feb 23, 2018 3:16 PM CST Copied Traders Robert Arciero and Edward Curran work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks are ending the week slightly higher after a two-day rally wiped out losses from earlier in the week, the AP reports. The gains Friday were led by technology and banks. Hewlett Packard Enterprise soared 10.5% and former corporate sibling HP rose 3.5% after both reported solid results. Blue Buffalo Pet Products jumped 17.2% after General Mills agreed to buy the pet food maker. Bond yields receded from the four-year highs they reached earlier this week. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.87%. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 43 points, or 1.6%, to 2,747. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 347 points, or 1.4%, to 25,309. The Nasdaq composite increased 127 points, or 1.8%, to 7,337. Read These Next Tillis, who opposes Trump bill, won't seek reelection. IAEA chief downplays damage to Iran nuclear sites. Musk renews attack on Trump's bill. The screwworm is truly the stuff of horror films. Report an error