US stock indices rose at the end of Friday’s trading to end a rocky week that saw the third quarter end on a sour note.
Traders began the first session of the month and the fourth quarter pleased with news of a possible Covid-19 treatment, although the drama in Washington over raising the US debt limit was viewed as curbing some enthusiasm.The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 1.4 percent higher at 34,326.46. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 1.2 percent to hit 4,357.04.
“This is something I think a lot of people and not just investors have been wanting is a cure for Covid,” said Kim Forrest at Bokeh Capital Partners.Congress had on Thursday evening approved a measure to prevent a shutdown by the US government, but it now has only weeks to agree to raise the country’s debt limit or face a default on its debt payments.
Forrest said the session’s gains would have been higher “if we didn’t have those negative aspects of what’s happening out there in Washington.” Among companies, General Motors finished up 0.8 percent despite reporting a sharp drop in third-quarter US sales on Friday as the global semiconductor crunch depletes dealerships of autos amid still-strong consumer demand.
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