Stocks are showing a lack of direction in morning trading on Friday, as trading activity remains subdued following the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday. Despite the choppy trading, the Dow has reached its best intraday level in over three months.
Currently, the major averages are on opposite sides of the unchanged line. While the Nasdaq is down 31.55 points or 0.2 percent at 14,234.31, the S&P 500 is up 1.25 points or less than a tenth of a percent at 4,557.87 and the Dow is up124.69 points or 0.4 percent at 35,397.72.
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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.