Toronto stocks closed marginally higher Friday, as a strong day in financials offset weakness in the resources sectors.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 6.40, or 0.05%, to 13,057.37. For the week, the senior exchange gained 1.51%.

Six of the 10 TSX main sub-groups moved lower.

The energy index fell 0.53%. Light, sweet crude fell $1.59, or 2.6%, to US$60.05 a barrel.

Petro-Canada fell 67¢, or 1.57%, to $42.00.

The materials index lost 0.36%, and the gold sub-index fell 1%. Gold futures retreated $3.50 at US$652 an ounce.

Shore Gold Inc. lost 38¢, or 4.62%, to $7.84.

Financials gained 0.73%. Power Financial Corp. moved up 37¢, or 0.94%, to $39.75.

The Canadian dollar moved up 0.54 of a cent to US85.30¢.

The S&P TSX Venture Exchange lost 6.50, or 0.21%, to 3,127.69.

In New York, markets ended mixed and little changed, as investors took in positive economic news, but remained concerned over the longer-term prospects for both the domestic and global economies.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.62, or 0.13%, to 12,276.32, the S&P500 edged forward 0.96, or 0.07%, to 1,402.85, and the Nasdaq composite index lost 0.18, or 0.01%, to 2,387.55.

For the week, the Dow gained 1.3%, the S&P500 lifted 1.1%, and the Nasdaq moved ahead 0.8%.