The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fared almost as badly, falling 2.5 percent.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fared even worse, losing 13.05 points, or about 1 percent, to close at 1,374.12.

The Standard & Poor's index of 500 stocks also fared well yesterday.

The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fared the worse, losing 1.7 percent to end the week at 1,054.99.

While the Dow made strong gains, broader indexes fared even better yesterday.

And the Standard & Poor's index of 500 stocks - up about 6.8 percent this year - has fared almost as well.

Argentina's Merval index fared better, down 3.74 percent yesterday but shedding only 1.29 percent for the week.

The Standard & Poor's index of 500 stocks fared slightly better, down 21.11 points, or 1.8 percent.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fared a bit better, tumbling 5.57 points to close at 660.20 for the day.

The Dow industrials gained a scant 0.56 point, closing at 3,589.49, but some other indexes fared better.