Dow Hits Another High On Strong Jobs Report

Dow Breaks Another Record
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 8: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during early trading on March 8, 2012 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to rise with trading opening on a high note. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 8: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during early trading on March 8, 2012 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to rise with trading opening on a high note. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

(Reuters) - Stocks closed out a historic week with another day of gains on Friday, as the Dow hit yet another closing high on a payrolls report that surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 67.58 points, or 0.46 percent, to end unofficially at 14,397.07. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was up 6.92 points, or 0.45 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,551.18. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 12.28 points, or 0.38 percent, to close unofficially at 3,244.37.

For the week, the Dow was up 2.2 percent, the S&P 500 was up 2.2 percent and the Nasdaq was up 2.4 percent.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)

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