After moving sharply lower over the two previous sessions, stocks have moved back to the upside in morning trading on Friday. The Nasdaq has shown a particularly strong upward move amid strength among tech stocks.
Currently, the major averages are all in positive territory, although the Dow is up just 33.77 points or 0.1 percent at 33,078.33. The Nasdaq is up 113.98 points or 1.1 percent at 10,966.16, and the S&P 500 is up 21.43 points or 0.6 percent at 3,920.28.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.