The 30-stock index moved higher 88.73 points to kick off Friday at 35,313.91. The Dow is on pace for its 10th straight day of gains, a feat not seen for the key index since August 2017.
The S&P 500 forged ahead 13.29 points to 4,548.16.
The NASDAQ index recovered 39.24 points to 14,102.55.
Traders were still eyeing more corporate earnings after a busy week of quarterly results. Transportation giant CSX fell 5% on the back of underwhelming results. American Express, meanwhile, fell 3.6%.
Corporate earnings have been mixed thus far. Seventy-five percent of S&P 500 companies that have already reported exceeding analysts’ expectations, according to FactSet data. However, that beat rate is below a three-year average of 80%, according to The Earnings Scout.
The Dow is set to finish the week ahead 2.3%, and S&P 500 on pace to pick up 1%. The NASDAQ is up 0.4% week to date.
Trading is likely to be volatile Friday as portfolio managers recalibrate their funds to account for an unusual NASDAQ rebalance taking effect Monday. A large volume of index and stock options are also expiring Friday.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury gained slightly, lowering yields to 3.83% from Thursday’s 3.85%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices regained 62 cents to $76.27 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dropped $9.50 to $1,961.40 U.S. an ounce.
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