Stocks statred off the week on Monday with another sizeable loss through much of the day, but an afternoon report that China is considering buying Italian government debt to stabilize the beleagureed southern European country sent stocks to a moderate gain for the day. The tech sector led the way on Tuesday as stocks logged back-to-back gains. On Wednesday the Dow gained another 140 points after news that talks by European leaders to disucss Greece’s debt might lead to a solution to its debt problem. Stocks extended their winning streak to four days on Thursday with a large gain as further relief over at least the short-term stability of European debt gained traction. On Friday stocks made it a perfect five-for-five for the week as the momentum from previous days carried over to the end of the week. [table id=28 /]