NEW YORK (Sputnik) – Stocks increased on Friday with the technology stocks having a third straight weekly gain, after President Donald Trump said he wanted a bigger COVID-19 relief bill than previously negotiated with Democrats, reversing course on talks he canceled earlier this week.
The Nasdaq Composite Index, which lists US tech stock giants such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google, settled at 11,580, up 1.4 percent on the day. For the week, it rose 4.6 percent after last week’s 1.5 percent gain and the previous week’s 1.1 percent increase.
The S&P, a barometer for the top 500 US stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, settled at 3,477, up 0.9 percent. For the week, it increased 3.5 percent, after last week’s 1.9 percent gain.
Trump said he wants a new and bigger coronavirus relief package approved for the American people than what was negotiated previously in Congress, an apparent U-turn from just days ago when he ordered such talks canceled.
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