Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq inch higher as shutdown drags on
US stocks moved higher on Friday as AI demand signals boosted some stocks and data-starved investors got a read on American consumer sentiment amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 0.3%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) nudged up around 0.1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.2%.
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