Stocks slipped on the final trading day of the year, which nonetheless boasted surprisingly robust gains for Wall Street.
The benchmark S&P 500 index inched lower Friday but ended 2023 with a 24.2 percent gain for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 13 percent this year. The Nasdaq soared 43 percent for the year, driven by gains in big technology companies, including Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft.
Treasury yields were mixed and crude oil prices were relatively stable.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 13.52 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,769.83.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20.56 points, or 0.1 percent, to 37,689.54.
The Nasdaq composite fell 83.78 points, or 0.6 percent, to 15,011.35.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 31.26 points, or 1.5 percent, to 2,027.07.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 15.20 points, or 0.3 percent.
The Dow is up 303.57 points, or 0.8 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 18.38 points, or 0.1 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 6.89 points, or 0.3 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 930.33 points, or 24.2 percent.
The Dow is up 4,542.29 points, or 13.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 4,544.87 points, or 43.4 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 265.83 points, or 15.1 percent.
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