The S&P 500 rose Friday, boosted by gains in tech, but the benchmark was still on track for its first weekly decline in four weeks. CleanSpark fell 5%.
The index was up 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 30 points, or 0.1%.
Broadcom gained more than 19% after posting fiscal fourth quarter adjusted earnings that beat estimates and reporting that artificial intelligence revenue soared 220% for the year. Micron and Nvidia followed Broadcom higher in early trading.
The moves come on the heels of a losing session on Wall Street. The 30-stock Dow dropped 234 points, or about 0.5%, falling for a sixth consecutive day and marking its longest losing streak since April. The Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 0.7% and broke below the 20,000 mark as technology stocks such as Nvidia slumped, while the S&P 500 edged down about 0.5%.
For the week, the Dow is heading for a 1.6% decline, while the S&P 500 is on pace for slide of 0.6%. The Nasdaq has outperformed, on track for a 0.2% advance for the period.
Thursday’s moves followed a producer price index report for November that came in ahead of expectations. Wholesale prices increased 0.4% last month, higher than the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 0.2%.
The recent rise in equities has fanned some concerns of an overvalued market fueled by a postelection rally, but some on Wall Street think there may still be more room to run.
“We expect stocks inch higher to 6,100 on the S&P 500 by year-end,” said David Laut, chief investment officer at Abound Financial. “The Santa Claus rally that we typically see at the very end of the year, likely came early this year, as there are very few near-term catalysts to push stocks higher.”
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