Investors were moving away from tech stocks, and using that money to push other parts of the market to new records

Friday wasn’t a great day on Wall Street, but maybe not too surprising, since it’s a retreat from Thursday’s all-time highs. Three major indexes closed at record peaks: the Dow, S&P 500 and the Russell 2000, which tracks small- and mid-sized companies. For the S&P, it was record-high number 37 this year.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average remained on pace to post a weekly gain, despite falling on Friday. The Dow was down 0.4% in afternoon trading, but the blue-chip stock index was still heading for a weekly gain of 1.

Investors languished in the doldrums early this week, but once the Federal Reserve came to rescue with a rate cut equities rocketed upward.

Stock futures were mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticking higher and the S&P 500 slipping after each set a closing record, while the Nasdaq pointed sharply lower as tech shares continued to decline on AI bubble fears.

Visa’s stock is up 5% in Thursday afternoon trading to lead Dow Jones Industrial Average gainers. The stock is also on course for its largest one-day gain since a 7.8% rally booked on April 9, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

As of December 11, 2025, the index has risen 10.32% during the previous 12 months and 14.89% so far in 2025. It climbed by 13.62% during the last six months, maintaining its gain of 1.62% last month.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) surged to a fresh intraday record high on Thursday, extending its prominent leadership role in U.S. equities. The index jumped as much as 698.47 points to reach 48,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading down Friday afternoon with shares of Caterpillar and NVIDIA Corp. facing the biggest declines for the blue-chip average. Shares of Caterpillar and NVIDIA Corp.