Major Wall Street indexes traded mixed on Friday at the end of a week marked by higher bond yields and swings in oil prices. The figures below are market snapshots, not the official close.

The Associated Press reported in early trading that the S&P 500 was virtually unchanged, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down about 0.3% (roughly 139 points at 9:35 a.m. Eastern time) and the Nasdaq Composite was about 0.3% higher. A press pack that put the Dow down 0.5% is not used here, because it does not match the AP update.

The yield on ten-year US Treasuries rose to 4.98% on Friday after topping 5% earlier in the week for the first time since 2023. Higher yields raise borrowing costs and can reduce the present value assigned to future earnings.

Brent crude briefly fell below $102 a barrel overnight before returning to around $104. AP linked recent energy volatility to tensions in the Middle East; this article does not claim a single closing price for the full session.

One morning of trading does not establish a trend. Performance will depend on economic data, interest-rate decisions, company results and the geopolitical picture.

This article is for information only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell equities, bonds or oil.

Image: New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street, 25 July 2012 / Carlos Delgado / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Archive facade, not Friday’s trading. Cropped to 16:9.

Source consulted: Wall Street drifts as bond yields rise and oil prices swing | Associated Press; Interest Rate Statistics | U.S. Department of the Treasury.