After coming under pressure early in the session, stocks have shown a significant recovery attempt over the course of the trading day on Friday. The major averages have climbed well off their lows of the session, with the Dow and the S&P 500 reaching positive territory.
Currently, the major averages are turning in a mixed performance. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq is down 25.69 points or 0.2 percent at 11,761.71, the Dow is up 22.62 points or 0.1 percent at 32,127.87 and the S&P 500 is up 4.42 points or 0.1 percent at 3,953.14.
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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.