The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 21.73 points, or 0.1 percent, at 15, 324.53 points.
Japan's Nikkei index closed up 1%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 2.7%.
Another 107 courses closed up shop in 2010 while only 46 opened for play.
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The Stoxx Europe 600 index closed up 1.6% at 248.27, its third consecutive increase.
According to early tallies, all three U.S. markets closed up but by less than 1 percent.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index closed up 0.5%, at 5777.11, edging up 0.1% on the week.
Shares closed up 7% on a UBS note citing advertising growth at the company.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 89.16 points, or 0.6 percent, at 14, 662.01.
The IBEX 35 index, however, followed its European peers higher and closed up 1.7%, at 7145.80.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed 3.8 percent higher, and Japan's Nikkei closed up 3.4 percent.
On the day of his final testimony as Fed chairman, the market closed up 0.5%.
And just like that, I closed up the deficit by 2015 and also by 2030.
Time elapsed between the founding of Palm Computing and when HP closed up shop? 18 years.
Shares for the nation's largest lender, Countrywide Financial, closed up 16.12% for the day.
France's CAC 40 closed up 1.8% after slipping an identical amount in early trading.
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In the summer, the house was closed up and the vent with the wind turbine was opened.
Several business owners reported that they closed up shop early so their employees could attend Wednesday's rally.
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The Spyder Trust ( SPY) closed up 1.9%, while the SPDR Diamond Trust ( DIA) gained 2.1%.
All three indexes closed up Friday as economic data pointed to improvements in U.S. exports and consumer confidence.
Lenovo stock closed up 2.1% Wednesday in Hong Kong and have been trading at a five-year peak.
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The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 47 points at 9, 055, after losing 235 points on Monday and Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial average closed up 248 points to 8, 943, recovering somewhat from two days of steep losses.
It had been intended as a weekend place, closed up in the winter.
Elsewhere in the region, South Korea's Kospi Composite closed up 0.1% at 1923.84.
The major fund players have likely closed up their books for the year.
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On Thursday, shares in China-focused Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust closed up 11% in their trading debut in Singapore.
In New York, the Dow Jones closed up 2.4%, while European shares were up about 2% for the day.
Nokia shares closed up 11% in Helsinki and 18.7% higher in New York.
Rival Citi closed up 4.5% while Wells Fargo and JPMorgan chase both saw gains of more than 4.5% today.
French banks Credit Agricole and Societe Generale both closed up 8%, while in Germany, Deutsche Bank rose 7% and Commerzbank, 5%.
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