"Recap Aug. 30"

Stocks drifted sideways to finish the week higher by a healthy 2.7% on the S&P 500, leaving the broad index near the upper end of its August range and within 3.5% of its high-water mark.  The highest close for the Dollar Index since May 2017 helped pressure commodities, as WTI crude and gold finished at $55 a barrel and $1,523 an ounce, respectively, and Treasurys ended little changed with the two- and 10-year yields both settling near 1.5%.  The VIX closed at 18.5.