Stocks traded in the green to start the day on Friday, pointing to another record-setting session as investors applauded a revision of December inflation data that showed it was even lower than first reported.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.1% after Thursday’s hard-won record close put the benchmark within three points of ending above 5,000 for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) slipped below the flatline, while tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way high, gaining 0.3%.
A stream of well-received quarterly earnings has buoyed stocks in a week thin on economic updates, which have been driving shifts in direction thanks to their importance to the Federal Reserve’s thinking on policy.
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Given that, investors watched the revisions to the Consumer Price Index on Friday more closely than usual. Fed officials have stressed they’re taking the time to check price pressures really are cooling before making any interest rate cuts.
PepsiCo (PEP) results took center stage on Friday as the pace of corporate earnings starts to slacken. Shares slipped more than 2% in morning trading after the soda and snacks giant’s sales missed Wall Street estimates amid price hikes.
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