Stocks Ended Higher Friday, Posted Weekly Losses

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday ahead of the long weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 95.22 points, or 0.37%, to 25,585.69. The S&P 500 climbed 3.82 points, or 0.14%, to 2,826.06. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 8.73 points, or 0.11%, to 7,637.01. For the week, all indexes ended lower with the Dow off 0.7%, the S&P 500 down 1.2% and the Nasdaq 2.3% lower.

Oil futures settled higher Friday, but saw their weekly losses. West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery rose 72 cents, or 1.2%, to settle at $58.63 a barrel. Front-month contract prices lost 6.8% for the week. July Brent added 93 cents, or 1.4%, to $68.69 a barrel, ending 4.9% lower on the week.