A stretch of strong earnings from some of the biggest U.S. corporations helped push the S&P 500 higher for the week, notching its second consecutive month of gains.
The $S&P 500 index(.SPX.US)$ rose Friday and clinched a 1.5% gain for April. The $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ added 2.5% for the month, while the tech-heavy $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$ inched up less than 0.1%.
Market volatility remained remarkably subdued for much of the month, with ebbing trading volumes and a prolonged stretch of muted moves for the major indexes.
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