US Indexes Close Higher on Black Friday

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 29,910.37 on Friday with a gain of 37.90 points or 0.13%. The S&P 500 closed at 3,638.35 for a gain of 8.70 points or 0.24%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 12,205.85 for a gain of 111.44 points or 0.92%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 20.84 for a loss of 0.41 points or -1.93%.

For the week, the Nasdaq gained 2.4%, the S&P 500 gained 1.7% and the Dow Jones gained 1.6%. For the year, the Nasdaq has a gain of 34.79%, the S&P 500 is up 12.6% and the Dow Jones has a gain of 4.8%.

Friday's Market Movers

U.S. indexes ended higher in shortened Black Friday trading. The Nasdaq reported a new closing high.

Investors were watching retail stocks with the biggest holiday shopping weekend ahead. Coronavirus cases in the U.S. continued to increase and hospitalizations reached a record level over 90,000. Looking ahead to next week, the November employment report will provide some key data on the economy's health in the midst of the second virus wave.

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Other top headlines Friday included:

• Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) Libra cryptocurrency could be released in January
• France will implement a digital service tax on tech companies

Across the board:

• Biotech and semiconductors led gains
• Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) was up 16.17%
• Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) was up 10.18%

Small-Cap Stocks

In small-caps, the Russell 2000 closed at 1,855.27 for a gain of 10.25 points or 0.56%. The S&P 600 closed at 1,059.67 for a loss of 0.38 points or -0.036%. The Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Growth Index closed at 12,795.05 for a gain of 147.91 points or 1.17%. The Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Value Index closed at 8,651.01 for a loss of 52.29 points or -0.60%.

Other Notable Indexes

Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 2,205.92 for a gain of 4.36 points or 0.20%; the S&P 100 at 1,665.87 for a gain of 3.59 points or 0.22%; the Nasdaq 100 at 12,258.21 for a gain of 106.00 points or 0.87%; the Russell 3000 at 2,166.60 for a gain of 7.63 points or 0.35%; the Russell 1000 at 2,047.16 for a gain of 6.94 points or 0.34%; the Wilshire 5000 at 37,821.23 for a gain of 117.36 points or 0.31%; and the Dow Jones US Select Dividend Index at 681.82 for a loss of 5.10 points or -0.74%.

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