Wall Street fell short of a record following mixed profit reports from big companies.
The S&P 500 ended essentially flat Friday, a day after rallying within 0.1 percent of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.4 percent, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.4 percent.
Airbnb rallied after reporting stronger profit than analysts expected, while Applied Materials fell after giving a forecast for upcoming revenue that fell short of some estimates. Treasury yields eased after a report said sales at U.S. retailers weakened sharply last month.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 0.44 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 6,114.63.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 165.35 points, or 0.4 percent, to 44,546.08.
The Nasdaq composite rose 81.13 points, or 0.4 percent, to 20,026.77.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 2.20 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,279.98.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 88.64 points, or 1.5 percent.
The Dow is up 242.68 points, or 0.5 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 503.37 points, or 2.6 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 0.27 points, or less than 0.1 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 233 points, or 4 percent.
The Dow is up 2,001.86 points, or 4.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 715.98 points, or 3.7 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 49.82 points, or 2.2 percent.
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