Stocks ended up with a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday after another choppy day of trading, but major indexes still marked their third weekly gains in a row.
The S&P 500 fell slightly as sizable drops in several big tech companies outweighed gains in other sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose and the Nasdaq fell.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 4.88 points, or 0.1%, to 4,544.90.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 73.94 points, or 0.2%, to 35,677.02.
The Nasdaq fell 125.50 points, or 0.8%, to 15,090.20.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 4.92 points, or 0.2%, to 2,291.27.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 73.53 points, or 1.6%.
The Dow is up 382.26 points, or 1.1%.
The Nasdaq is up 192.86 points, or 1.3%.
The Russell 2000 is up 25.61 points, or 1.1%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 788.83 points, or 21%.
The Dow is up 5,070.54 points, or 16.6%.
The Nasdaq is up 2,201.92 points, or 17.1%.
The Russell 2000 is up 316.41 points, or 16%.
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