Wall Street closed its third winning week in the last four with a quiet finish.
The S&P 500 edged down by a whisper, less than 0.1 percent, on Friday after setting its all-time high the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq composite edged up by less than 0.1 percent to add its own record.
Charles Schwab, Regions Financial, and other stocks rallied following stronger-than-expected profit reports, but Netflix gave back some of its stellar gains for the year despite also topping analysts’ expectations. Treasury yields eased in the bond market.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 0.57 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 6,296.79.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 142.30 points, or 0.3 percent, to 44,342.19.
The Nasdaq composite rose 10.01 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 20,895.66.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 13.68 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,240.01.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 37.04 points, or 0.6 percent.
The Dow is down 29.32 points, or 0.1 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 310.13 points, or 1.5 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 5.18 points, or 0.2 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 415.16 points, or 7.1 percent.
The Dow is up 1,797.97 points, or 4.2 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 1,584.86 points, or 8.2 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 9.85 points, or 0.4 percent.
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