Stocks were solidly higher in mid-afternoon trading Friday, led by a rally in shares of large-cap technology companies, as the market rebounded from a sluggish start to 2025.

The major indexes climbed Friday morning and looked to end the week strongly. Nvidia retook a closely watched moving average Friday.

The S&P 500 may be heading for its first gain since Christmas. The main gauge of Wall Street’s health rose 0.5% in early trading Friday and was on track to break a five-day losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 216 points,

U.S. stocks got off to a rocky start to 2025 on Thursday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite declined for a fifth straight day. For both, it was the longest losing streak since April, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

According to Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton, the recent weakness in the stock market flashed a technical "sell" signal.

Dow Jones stocks fell further below their 50-day moving average on the stock market today. Nvidia also fell. Warren Buffett bought VeriSign stock.

A soft finish to 2024 still left stocks with a second straight stellar year. The S&P 500 logged a 23.3% gain, which follows a 24% rise in 2023. The combined gains of more than 53% was the largest two-year percentage jump for the index since year-end 1998,

U.S. stock indexes are falling Thursday to start 2025. The S&P 500 was down 0.7% in afternoon trading after rising as much as 0.9% earlier. It's coming off a four-day losing streak, its longest since early September,

According to Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton, the recent weakness in the stock market flashed a technical "sell" signal. Following Joe Biden's declaration, various organizations like the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq announced that they would be closed to honor of Carter.