The S&P 500 technology sector and the tech-heavy NASDAQ finished solidly in positive territory, with gains in Apple Inc providing a boost. The benchmark S&P 500 has gained 26 percent so far this year. In company news, Adobe Inc shares rose 3.9 percent after it beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit. The S&P 500 posted 76 new 52-week highs and one new low; the NASDAQ Composite recorded 128 new highs and 49 new lows. About 7.4 billion shares changed hands in US exchanges on Friday, above the 6.8 billion-share daily average over the past 20 sessions.
