U.S. stocks end week higher; S&P, Dow hit new records

U.S. stocks eked out marginal gains amid thin volumes on Friday, but it was still enough to register fresh record highs for two of the three main benchmarks, capping a third straight week of gains.

The S&P 500 SPX, +0.03% closed fractionally higher at a new record level of 2,031.92 and gained 0.7% over the week. Dow industrial DJIA, +0.11% added 19.46 points, or 0.1% to 17,573.93 and ended the week 1% higher.