After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks have given back ground over the course of morning trading on Friday. The major averages have pulled back off their highs of the young session but remain in positive territory.
Currently, the major averages are holding on to modest gains. The Dow is up 58.77 points or 0.2 percent at 35,813.46, the Nasdaq is up 41.93 points or 0.3 percent at 15,559.30 and the S&P 500 is up 18.11 points or 0.4 percent at 4,685.56.
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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.