Overview

• The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 6,501.86 and the Dow added 0.2% to 45,636.90, setting closing records on Thursday.
• The Nasdaq climbed 0.5% to 21,705.16 and the Russell 2000 edged up 0.2% to 2,378.41.
• Broadcom, Alphabet and Amazon led the advance even as many individual stocks declined.
• Hormel shares fell after an earnings miss and a reduced full-year outlook.
• For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.5%, the Nasdaq rose 1%, the Russell 2000 added 0.7% and the Dow was up less than 0.1%, with year-to-date gains of 10.5%, 12.4%, 6.6% and 7.3%, respectively.