Toronto stocks finished marginally higher Friday, ending a seven-session decline, as energy stocks enjoyed a modest bounce back, despite continued losses in commodity values.

The S&P/TSX composite index inched ahead 5.82 points, or 0.05%, to 11,545.77

The index closed down 4% on the week.

Seven of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were lower Friday.

The energy sector was up 0.47%.

Crude for June delivery ended down 92 cents at $68.53 a barrel, bouncing from an intraday low of $68 a barrel.

EnCana Corp. rose $1.10, or 2.2%, to $51.54, while Canadian Natural Resources was up $1.55, or 2.8%, at $58.

The materials sector lost 0.24%.

Gold for June delivery fell $23.40 to US$657.50 an ounce on the session, and was down 7.6% for the week.

The Canadian dollar slipped 0.02 of a cent to US89.23¢.

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index continued its losing streak, falling 6.85 points, or 0.25%, to 2,770.73.

In New York, markets stabilized and moved ahead after strong losses this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 15.77 points to 11,144.06. The Nasdaq Composite Index finished up 13.56 points at 2,193.88. The S&P 500 Index gained 5.22 points to close at 1,267.03.

For the week, the Dow lost 2.1%, the Nasdaq fell 2.2% loss and the S&P 500 gave back 1.9%.