Wall Street rallies 1% after Bernanke talks

Walls Street posted its first weekly gains in greater than a month on Friday as Given Chairman Ben Bernanke raised hopes for more stimulus for that economy at its September conference.

The Dow Jones industrial typical was up 134. 64 factors, or 1. 21%, at 11, 284. fouthy-six, according the latest available numbers. The Standard & Poor's 500 Catalog was up 17. 50 factors, or 1. 51%, at 1, 176. seventy seven. The Nasdaq Composite Index had been up 60. 22 points, or even 2. 49%, at 2, 479. eighty-five.

For the week, the Dow flower 4. 3% while the S&P additional 4. 7% and the Nasdaq climbed 5. 9%.