U.S. stocks rose on Friday, closing out its best week since January 2013, as Microsoft and Procter & Gamble posted better than expected earnings. In U.S. economic news, a New York City doctor returned to the United States and tested positive for Ebola after treating patients in West Africa. The Commerce Department reported a 0.2 percent increase in new-home sales for a six-year high in September. The U.S. dollar declined against major world currencies. Light sweet crude oil for December delivery fell $1.06 to $81.03 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while gold fell $2.60 to $1,231.80 an ounce. In corporate news, Microsoft shares rose after the technology company posted quarterly revenue results that were better than expected. Procter & Gamble shares rose after the household products company reported better than expected quarterly results, and said it would split its Duracell battery business into a separate company. Amazon shares fell after the online retailer reported low quarterly results, and said that it expected weak sales for the holiday quarter. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 127.51, or 0.76 percent, to 16,805.41. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 13.76, or 0.71 percent, to 1,964.58. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 30.92, or 0.69 percent, to 4,483.72.
