After turning mixed over the course of the previous session, stocks have moved mostly higher during trading on Friday. The major averages have all moved to the upside, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq closing in on last Thursday's record intraday high.
Currently, the major averages are firmly in positive territory. The Nasdaq is up 178.81 points or 0.8 percent at 21,421.50, the S&P 500 is up 46.04 points or 0.7 percent at 6,386.04 and the Dow is up 230.34 points or 0.5 percent at 44,198.98.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.