NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks ended the session on a mixed note on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite climbing while the Dow and S&P 500 finished lower, as investors weighed corporate earnings and interest-rate expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 269.23 points, or 0.56 percent, to close at 47,916.57.
The Standard and Pooir's 500 slipped 7.77 points, or 0.11 percent, ending the day at 6,816.89.
In contrast, the Nasdaq Composite added 80.48 points, gaining 0.35 percent to finish at 22,902.89, supported by strength in technology shares.
Canada's S&P/TSX Composite advanced 0.65 percent to 33,695.76. Israel's TA-125 jumped 1.88 percent
Across the Atlantic, European benchmarks delivered a mixed performance. The FTSE 100 in London edged down 2.95 points, a decline of 0.03 percent, to settle at 10,600.53. Germany's DAX lost 3.04 points, virtually unchanged with a drop of 0.01 percent, closing at 23,803.95. France's CAC 40 rose 13.81 points, or 0.17 percent, to 8,259.60, while the EURO STOXX 50 climbed 29.82 points, up 0.51 percent, to 5,926.11. The Euronext 100 Index advanced 0.35 percent to 1,832.10, and Belgium's BEL 20 outperformed with a gain of 0.71 percent, ending at 5,455.59.
In Asia, equities closed mostly higher. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 1,028.79 points, or 1.84 percent, to 56,924.11. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 141.14 points, rising 0.55 percent to 25,893.54. South Korea's KOSPI surged 1.40 percent to 5,858.87, and Taiwan's TWSE climbed 1.60 percent to 35,417.83. India's S&P BSE Sensex gained 1.20 percent, finishing at 77,550.25. Indonesia's IDX Composite led the region with a sharp advance of 2.07 percent to 7,458.50. Malaysia's KLCI rose 0.30 percent to 1,691.31.
Elsewhere, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.14 percent to 8,960.60, and the All Ordinaries also declined 0.14 percent to 9,155.80. New Zealand's S&P/NZX 50 dropped 0.70 percent to 13,181.44. The STI Index in Singapore added 0.25 percent to 4,989.41.
In other rmarkets,, South Africa's Top 40 USD Net TRI Index rose 1.14 percent, and China's SSE Composite Index closed up 0.51 percent at 3,986.22.
Trading volumes were generally light.
FOREX MARKET WRAP: U.S. Dollar Mixed as Euro and Pound Lead Gains; Swiss Franc, Commodity Currencies Slip
The U.S. dollar traded on a mixed footing against major currencies on Friday, with the euro and British pound posting solid gains while the Swiss franc and commodity-linked currencies lost ground.
In late Friday afternoon trading, the euro strengthened to 1.1727 against the greenback, advancing 0.26 percent. Similarly, the British pound climbed 0.26 percent to reach 1.3468, reflecting continued investor optimism around the UK economic outlook.
Against the Japanese yen, the dollar rose 0.24 percent to 159.30, as the interest rate differential between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan kept pressure on the yen. The U.S. dollar also gained on its Canadian counterpart, rising 0.20 percent to 1.3836, supported by firmer U.S. Treasury yields.
Meanwhile, the Swiss franc was a laggard, with the dollar climbing 0.10 percent against the franc to 0.7891. The Australian dollar edged down 0.04 percent to 0.7076, while the New Zealand dollar fell more sharply, dropping 0.21 percent to 0.5842.
(This report incorporates quotes retrieved with the assistance of artificial intelligence).
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