Wall Street ends higher as Goldman rounds out parade of strong bank results

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 384.83 points, or 1.10%, to 35,297.39

US stocks ended higher on Friday after Goldman Sachs became the latest big bank to report strong quarterly earnings, and Wall Street's three major indexes posted gains for the week.

Goldman Sachs Group shares jumped, giving the Dow its biggest boost, as a record wave of dealmaking activity drove a surge in the bank's quarterly profit.

Other big lenders also rose and were among the biggest positive for the S&P 500. The index's bank index ended sharply higher.

Results from the big financial institutions this week have provided a strong start to third-quarter U.S. earnings, though investors will still watch in coming weeks