Stocks advanced on Friday as investors brushed off the technical default by Greece, instead focusing on another strong monthly jobs report.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 14.08 points, or 0.11 percent, to end unofficially at 12,922.02. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 4.96 points, or 0.36 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,370.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 17.92 points, or 0.60 percent, to close unofficially at 2,988.34.

For the week, though, the Dow fell 0.4 percent, while the S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent and the Nasdaq gained 0.4 percent.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)

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