Stock Market Today: Wall Street Ends Mixed in Half-Day Session, Marks Fourth Straight Winning Week

Published on November 25, 2023

Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Friday after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left the major indexes with their fourth straight winning week. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1 percent after wavering between small gains and losses much of the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3 percent and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1 percent. All told, the S&P 500 added 2.72 points to 4,559.34. The Dow rose 117.12 points to 35,390.15, and the Nasdaq fell 15 points to 14,250.85. Trading was muted as markets reopened following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Gains in health care, financial, energy and other sectors helped temper losses in technology and communication services stocks....

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