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Stocks struggled to end barely higher Friday after a blowout report on job creation failed to extend a powerful rally this week driven by the Federal Reserve's latest plan to pump up the economy. Earlier in the week the Dow reached its highest level since September 2008, just before the peak of the financial crisis, over enthusiasm about the Fed's $600 billion bond-buying program announced Wednesday.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 9.24, or 0.1 percent, at 11,444.08.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.79, or 0.4 percent, to 1,225.85.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 1.64, or 0.1 percent, to 2,578.98.

For the week:

The Dow is up 325.59, or 2.9 percent.

The S&P is up 42.59, or 3.6 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 71.57, or 2.9 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 1,016.03, or 9.7 percent.

The S&P is up 110.75, or 9.9 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 309.83, or 13.7 percent.

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