The S&P 500 and Dow inched higher in choppy trading on Friday, buoyed by expectations for an imminent Middle East peace deal, while investors geared up for the market debut of Elon Musk's SpaceX, which is estimated to be Wall Street's biggest public listing in history.
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on Thursday, which suggested that a deal to end the Middle East conflict and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz could be signed as early as this weekend, lifted sentiment globally, even as Tehran said that a final decision was pending.