The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Friday closed up +0.52%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.00%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.39%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25) are up +0.42%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25) are up +0.34%.
Stock indexes Friday settled higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting new all-time highs, and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 3-3/4 month high. Positive trade news buoyed stocks Friday as the US moves closer to trade deals with China and other trading partners. Stocks also found support on Friday after the University of Michigan’s US June consumer sentiment index improved, as inflation expectations unexpectedly declined.
