Stock market today: Live updates

Stock futures were relatively unchanged on Friday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached another record closing high and major indexes looked to close out a positive week.

S&P 500 futures traded up 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.1%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded around the flatline.

Thursday marked another positive day for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, as both indexes scored fresh all-time intraday and closing highs. That marked the broad market index’s 13th record close of 2025, four of which were recorded this week as the index finished above 6,300 for the first time on Monday. The Nasdaq, meanwhile, has seen three record closes this week, breaking the 21,000 threshold on Wednesday.

While the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw losses Thursday, all three major averages are on pace to finish the week with gains. The 30-stock Dow is tracking for an almost 1% advance on the week, as is the tech-heavy Nasdaq, while the S&P 500 has risen about 1.1% week to date.

The journey to all-time highs over this past week has been supported by a strong earnings season, including Alphabet’s better-than-expected earnings report. More than 82% of the 169 S&P 500 companies that have reported to date beat Wall Street’s expectations, according to FactSet.

“This part of the rally has to broaden out or become more consistent with what we’ve seen from the broader market in order to keep going another leg higher,” said Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments, on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” Thursday. 

Recent deals between the U.S. and its trading partners have also helped push the market to new heights. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced a “massive” trade deal with Japan, which includes 15% “reciprocal” tariffs. The president also said this week that the U.S. and Indonesia have settled on the framework of a trade agreement.

Investors are now awaiting any further trade announcements before the Trump administration’s Aug. 1 tariff deadline.

Next week is also when the Federal Reserve is scheduled to meet once again. Policymakers are widely expected to keep interest rates at their current target range of 4.25% to 4.5%.

Trump, who has been putting pressure on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to lower rates, made an historic visit to the central bank’s headquarters after the bell Thursday. The president sparred with Powell over renovation costs and at one point presented a cost figure that was knocked down as incorrect by the chair in front of the press.

But after completing the tour of the renovation, Trump softened his tone a bit on the Fed chief and said he wasn’t planning on firing him, a threat that has worried markets.

“To do that is a big move, and I just don’t think it’s necessary. And I believe that he’s going to do the right thing,” Trump said.