THE ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Tomorrow, the Conference Board will release its Consumer Confidence Index for July. Thursday, the Labor Department will issue its initial claims report, and the Census Bureau will report about construction spending in June. Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will reveal the unemployment rate for July.

Friday, the Dow was up 51.47 points (0.19%) at 27,192.45, the NASDAQ climbed 91.67 points (1.11%) to 8,330.21, and the S&P 500 increased 22.19 points (0.74%) to 3,025.86. The Russell 2000 gained 17.52 points (1.12%) to finish at 1,578.97, and the Wilshire 5000 closed 250.96 points (0.81%) higher at 31,146.36.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was virtually unchanged, with its yield at 2.074%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond was up 3/32, decreasing its yield to 2.595%.

WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ending July 26, the Dow was up 0.14%, the NASDAQ climbed 2.25%, and the S&P 500 increased 1.65%. The Russell 2000 gained 2.01%, and the Wilshire 5000 finished 1.76% higher.

ON THIS DATE: In 1874, Major Walter Copton Winfield of England received U.S. patent for the lawn-tennis court. In 1914, the first transcontinental telephone service was inaugurated when two people held a conversation between New York City and San Francisco. In 1950, Disney’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” was released. In 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency was established. In 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by Congress. In 2005, astronomers announced that they had discovered a new planet (Xena) larger than Pluto in orbit around the sun.