The benchmark S&P 500 edged higher after paring losses while the Nasdaq fell, but both chalked up a fourth straight week of gains. The Dow rose to end the fifth week of advances in a row.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), opens new tab rose 134.21 points, or 0.34%, to 40,003.59, the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab gained 6.17 points, or 0.12%, to 5,303.27 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab lost 12.35 points, or 0.07%, to 16,685.97.
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 40,000 mark for the first time on Friday, with other major indexes also scoring weekly gains, as data supported