New York, Jan 19 (TIWN) US stocks ended week on a positive note as Wall Street digested a slew of economic data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.17% gained 50.46 points, or 0.17%, to 29,348 while the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.39% rose 12.81 points, or 0.39%, to 3,329.62. The Nasdaq Composite index COMP, +0.34% advanced 31.81 points, or 0.34%, to 9,388.94.  On Thursday, the Dow gained 267.42 points, or 0.92%, to 29,297.64, the S&P 500 advanced 27.52 points, or 0.84%, to 3,316.81, while Nasdaq Composite Index added 98.44 points, or 1.06%, to 9,357.13.