Wall Street ends best week in a year (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) –
Wall Street ended higher on Friday, concluding its best week in a year, as investors looked ahead to the start of the earnings season.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) gained 58.73 points, or 0.58 percent, to 10,197.72. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (.SPX) rose 7.68 points, or 0.72 percent, to 1,077.93. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) added 21.05 points, or 0.97 percent, to 2,196.45.

For the holiday-shortened week, the three indexes rose more than 5 percent.

(Editing by Kenneth Barry)