NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday in a late rebound as small-cap names edged up after recent weakness and consumer discretionary shares rose.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 44.50 points or 0.27 percent, to end unofficially at 16,491.31. The S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 7.01 points or 0.37 percent, to close unofficially at 1,877.86. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 21.30 points or 0.52 percent, to finish unofficially at 4,090.59.
For the week, the Dow slipped 0.6 percent and the S&P 500 dipped 0.03 percent, while the Nasdaq gained 0.5 percent.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)
