Stocks have shown a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Friday, with the major averages bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line after closing higher for five consecutive sessions.
Currently, the major averages are narrowly mixed. While the S&P 500 is up 0.51 points or less than a tenth of a percent at 6,932.56, the Dow is down 24.89 points or 0.1 percent at 48,706.27 and the Nasdaq is down 16.60 points or 0.1 percent at 23,596.71.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.