NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday
and posted gains for the week, helped by a surge in Boeing
shares, President Donald Trump's plan to reopen the economy and
hopes of a potential drug by Gilead to treat COVID-19.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 704.81 points,
or 2.99%, to 24,242.49, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 75.01 points,
or 2.68%, to 2,874.56 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added
117.78 points, or 1.38%, to 8,650.14.