The 30-stock index came off its highs of the day, but surpassed Thursday’s close by 2.51 points to end Friday and the week at 35,227.69.
The S&P 500 forged ahead 1.47 points to 4,536.34.
The NASDAQ index sank 30.5 points to 14,032.81.
A large volume of index and stock options also expired Friday.
Traders were still eyeing more corporate earnings after a busy week of quarterly results. Transportation giant CSX fell 3.5% on the back of underwhelming results. American Express, meanwhile, fell 3.4%.
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.
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 also expired Friday.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury gained slightly, lowering yields to 3.84% from Thursday’s 3.85%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices regained $1.25 to $76.90 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dropped $6.50 to $1,964.40 U.S. an ounce.