Major U.S. equity averages finished higher Friday, leaving Wall Street with its best week since November, with stocks largely bolstered this week by cooler-than-expected inflation data.  The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) ended +1% at 5,

U.S. stock indexes closed their best week in two months with a flourish Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 climbed 1% to clinch its first winning week in the last three. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.

That marked its best weekly gain since a 4.7 per cent rise in the five sessions to November 8, when Trump’s election win raised hopes that tax cuts and deregulation under the incoming administration would boost corporate America.

U.S. market averages extended gains on Friday, as market participants digested a busy first full trading week of 2025. Cooler-than-expected inflation data has set Wall Street on track for its best week since the election last year.

Wall Street's indexes rose, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones poised to record their largest weekly gains since November. Positive sentiment stems from anticipated Trump administration policy changes, strong earnings from major banks,