The S&P 500 Index hovered around a new record on Friday after crossing the 5,100 threshold for the first time ever earlier in the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also rose slightly higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite came under pressure as some market participants sold off recent earnings from this week's strength.
Here's how the market settled to close out the week:
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nasdaq Composite Index
All three major averages are set to end the week in the green, with the S&P 500 currently up about 1.8%, while the Dow and Nasdaq have advanced around 1.4% and 1.6%, respectively.
In the News: Nvidia
On the Earnings Front: Block
CEO Jack Dorsey said in a letter to shareholders that the company plan to build " the largest network" of peer-to-peer payments software with "a highly engaged customer base using Cash App as their primary banking solution." The company said its Cash App Card has 23 million monthly actives in December, rising 20% annually, and posted 56 million monthly transaction actives for Cash App in December.
Warner Bros. Discovery
"This business is not without its challenges," CEO David Zaslav said during the company's earnings call with analysts. "Among them, we continue to face the impacts of ongoing disruption in the pay TV ecosystem and a dislocated, linear advertising ecosystem. We are challenging our leaders to find innovative solutions."
Carvana
"It's very hard for a group to go through a period like the last two years and not disintegrate under the pressure," CEO Ernie Garcia told analysts during the company's earnings call. "We didn't disintegrate."