Closing changes for the major North American indexes

  • S&P 500 up 13 points, or 0.5%, to 2480

  • DJIA +0.5%

  • Nasdaq +0.1%

  • TSX +0.1%

  • VIX -4.3% to 11.67 -- lowest close since January

That's five straight weeks of gains for the S&P 500, which is now just shy of a record.

Weekly: