Markets rise for week

Wall Street paused from its big rally Friday, with stocks closing narrowly mixed after the government’s November labor report showed tepid job growth as well as a pickup in inflation.

The major indexes ended the week higher, with the Dow Jones industrials having gained nearly 900 points over nine trading days.

The Dow rose 5.69, or 0.04 percent, to 13,625.58, and finished the week up 1.9 percent.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 2.68, or 0.18 percent, to 1,504.66, but ended the week up 1.59 percent.

The technology-dominated Nasdaq composite index dipped 2.87, or 0.11 percent, to 2,706.16, but ended the week 1.70 percent higher.