Stock Market Overview
Stocks Settle Mixed as Indexes Consolidate Below Record Highs
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Friday closed up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.06%.
US stock indexes settled mixed on Friday as they consolidated just below this week’s all-time highs. Stocks garnered some support Friday on dovish comments made Thursday evening from Atlanta Fed President Bostic, who said if the outlook unfolds as he expects, referring to slowly moderating inflation and continued economic momentum, "then it could be appropriate for us to reduce rates toward the end of the year."
Higher T-note yields on Friday weighed on chip stocks and kept the Nasdaq 100 in negative territory. Hawkish comments from Fed Governor Bowman pushed T-note yields higher when she said, "With average core CPI this year through April running at an annualized rate of 4.3%, well above average inflation in the second half of last year, I expect inflation to remain elevated for some time."... Read more
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