Stocks have moved modestly higher in morning trading on Friday, extending the rally seen in the previous session. With the continued upward move, the Dow and the S&P 500 have once again reached new record intraday highs.
Currently, the Dow and the S&P 500 are hovering in positive territory, while the Nasdaq is nearly flat. The Dow is up 138.70 points or 0.4 percent at 34,174.69 and the S&P 500 is up 10.15 points or 0.2 percent at 4,180.57, but the Nasdaq is down 5.44 points or less than a tenth of a percent at 14,033.32.
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April 24, 2026 15:15 ET Economics news flow was relatively light this week even as the conflict in the Middle East continued, raising concerns for policymakers. In the U.S., spending data, initial jobless claims and pending home sales were the highlights. Business confidence in the biggest euro area economy was in focus in Europe. Inflation data from Japan gained attention in Asia.