Updated from 4:16 p.m. EDT
Blue-chip stocks in the U.S. finished little changed following an earlier slide, though tech shares remained a bit under the weather Friday, as investors once again showed resilience in the face of soaring oil prices and dour economic data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, down nearly 100 points in the morning, closed off just 5.86 points, or 0.05%, at 12,986.80. The S&P 500 turned positive in the final hour, rising 1.78 points, or 0.13%, to finish at 1425.35. The Nasdaq Composite ended down 4.88 points, or 0.19%, to 2528.85.
Breadth was mixed to end the week. About 1.90 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, with advancing issues edging past decliners by a 5-to-4 margin. On the Nasdaq, volume reached 2.27 billion shares as losers outpaced winners nearly 3 to 2. ...
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
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| 10,309.92 | 1,087.27 | 2,138.44 | 32.31 |
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0.48
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SPDR Gold
115.06
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