Major U.S. equities indexes were higher at midday Friday, on track to set more record highs after a slew of earnings reports ...

The Dow rose more than 1,000 points, or 2.7%, to close at 39,187. The S&P 500 rose 130 points, or 2.5%, to close at 5,288, while the Nasdaq rose 2.7%.

Dow Jones Bounces On Wednesday, blue chips on the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 0.7%, or nearly 285 points, while the S&P 500 gained 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.3%.

The stock market rallied in relief on Friday as the major indexes capped off a February to forget. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 600 points, or 1.4%. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%. The Nasdaq ...