The bank also posted a small rise in net income for the third quarter, a period when many rivals had deep losses.

Copper prices slipped but still posted nearly a 2-cent-a-pound rise for the week as analysts predicted an increase in demand.

The labor report also gave another hint of price pressures by posting a rise of 1.2 percent in average weekly earnings last month.

Adobe Systems rose 3 1/4, to 46, after it posted a rise in profits off a 22 percent increase in revenues.

Chinese internet company Alibaba has posted a 12% rise in quarterly profits, but the figure was still below analysts' forecasts.

Department stores posted a rise of eight-tenths of 1 percent in October.

Producer prices in April posted a smaller-than-expected rise of four-tenths of 1 percent.

With exports posting a surprisingly strong rise, the nation's trade deficit narrowed sharply in March, the Government reported today.

The stock exchange's composite index posted a rise of 4.8 percent, closing at 404.26 points.

Target, meanwhile, reported a 5.7 percent gain, while Costco posted a rise of 10 percent.