S&P 500 (^GSPC)
| Previous Close | 5,048.42 |
| Open | 5,084.65 |
| Volume |
| Day's Range | 5,073.14 - 5,114.62 |
| 52 Week Range | 4,048.28 - 5,264.85 |
| Avg. Volume | 4,048,983,225 |
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Stocks finish the week strong, tech earnings fuel rally
All three of the major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) closed higher on Friday, fueled by strong earnings from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT). Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Jared Blikre recap Friday's trading action. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Market Domination Overtime. This post was written by Stephanie Mikulich.
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Earnings: Investors are focusing on outlooks, strategist says
It's been a wild week for stocks (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) with investors putting a lot of focus on earnings. Nicole Inui, Head of Equity Strategy for the Americas at HSBC, tells Yahoo Finance that "earnings have come in, actually, much stronger than expected." Inui notes that "when we see companies reporting earnings, it's not so much what they're reporting in the quarter, but what they are saying for the second half of the year." Watch the video above to hear why Inui thinks companies will likely be able to deliver on high earnings expectations as the year progresses. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode. This post was written by Stephanie Mikulich.
Yahoo FinanceAlphabet market cap tops $2 trillion after earnings beat, dividend announcement
Alphabet reported Q1 earnings on Thursday that beat estimates. The company also announced its first-ever dividend.
