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The NASDAQ rose on Friday, setting up the index for a fifth straight day of gains even as it looks to record a losing month.
The Dow Jones Industrials was ahead 300.68 points to 47,741.32.
The S&P 500 Index grabbed 30.03 points to 6,842.60.
The NASDAQ, for its part, vaulted 94.95 points to 23,309.64.
The disruption could cause even more volatility, as Wall Street comes back from the Thanksgiving holiday for a shortened trading session on Friday.
Trading volumes the day after Thanksgiving are historically well below average, meaning moves — to the upside and the downside — could be more extreme.
Friday also marks the last trading day of November. A pullback in tech stocks have weighed on the major averages this month, as doubt swirled around the future profitability of AI companies.
Yet some investors are hopeful that this month’s slide will mean a year-end rally is in store for the major averages, as they step into buy stocks that have been unduly punished at more attractive valuations.
The NASDAQ fell almost 2% on the month, on track to end a seven-month advance. The S&P 500 was marginally lower, pacing to snap six straight months of gains. The Dow, meanwhile, was slightly higher on the month.
That said, stocks are on pace to wrap up a winning week, following a turnaround in tech names. The Dow is up about 3% week to date, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ are higher by more than 3% and more than 4%, respectively, in the weekly period.
Markets were closed Thursday, of course, for Thanksgiving. They will shut down again at 1 p.m. EST, while bond markets will stay open till 2 p.m.
Oil prices gained 89 cents to $59.54
Gold prices hiked $41.00 to $4,243.30.
