S&P 500 and Dow post Black Friday gains, closing out Wall Street's best month of 2024

Stocks posted solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on its best monthly performance of the year.

The S&P 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4%. Both indexes closed out November with their best monthly performances of the year. The Nasdaq added 0.8%. 

Friday was an abbreviated trading day, with stocks closing at 1 p.m. ET and the bond market an hour later.