US Stocks Hit New Highs As Magnificent Seven Reach $19 Trillion: What's Moving Markets Friday?
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Wall Street looked set to close the week on a high note, with large-cap benchmarks pushing higher in Friday's midday trading as optimism over corporate earnings and progress on global trade talks provided support for risk assets.
Wall Street looked set to close the week on a high note, with large-cap benchmarks pushing higher in Friday's midday trading as optimism over corporate earnings and progress on global trade talks provided support for risk assets. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% to 6,390, marking a fresh all-time high and the Nasdaq 100 also rose 0.5% to break above 23,330, led by strength in tech and consumer names.
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With today's gains on Wall Street, the combined market capitalization of the Magnificent Seven has hit a new record of $19 trillion, with NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) alone climbing to $4.25 trillion.
The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (NYSE:MAGS) is up 1.4% this week and is on pace to log its seventh weekly gain in the last eight.
Markets were buoyed by news from Brussels, where European officials confirmed a Sunday meeting with President Donald Trump. Investors are anticipating the U.S. will move forward with a 15% tariff on EU goods, mirroring the Japan deal structure finalized earlier this week.
President Donald Trump indicated confidence that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting rates, just a day after his high-profile visit to Fed Chair Jerome Powell in Washington, D.C.
Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds held steady at 4.40%, unchanged for the week, while the U.S. dollar index rose 0.3%, paring weekly losses but still set to close lower.
Commodities were broadly weaker. Gold dropped 1.2% to $3,329 per ounce, silver slid 2.4% to $38 per ounce and WTI crude oil declined 1% to $65.40 per barrel.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) extended its decline for a third straight session, slipping 2.2% toward $115,800 and heading for its second consecutive weekly loss—a streak not seen since March 2025.
Friday’s Performance In Major U.S. Indices, ETFs
| Major Indices | Price | 1-day % chg |
| Nasdaq 100 | 23,322.82 | 0.4% |
| S&P 500 | 6,389.82 | 0.4% |
| Dow Jones | 44,807.79 | 0.3% |
| Russell 2000 | 2,251.34 | -0.1% |
According to Benzinga Pro data:
- The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:VOO) rose 0.4% to $585.34.
- The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) inched 0.2% up to $447.87.
- The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:QQQ) rose 0.4% to $567.18.
- The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) held steady at $223.55.
- The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLY) outperformed, up 1.1%; the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLC) lagged, down 1%.
Friday’s Stock Movers
- Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) rebounded 5.6% after sliding 8.2% on Thursday amid weaker-than-expected quarterly results.
Stocks reacting to earnings reports included:
- Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) down 8.94%
- Aon plc (NYSE:AON) up 4.58%
- HA Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAHC) down 2.97%
- Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) up 5.80%
- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) down 0.75%
- Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) up 0.80%
- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) down 17.48%
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) up 3.63%
- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) up 6.29%
- First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCA) down 0.99%
- Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (NYSE:SHG) up 1.26%
- Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK) up 11.91%
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) down 2.27%
- Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) up 4.90%
- Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAIA) up 5.49%
- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) down 0.13%
- OneMain Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:OMF) up 0.87%
- Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) up 2.24%
- Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) up 14.19%
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