How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 12/29/2023

Stocks slipped on the final trading day of the year, which nonetheless boasted surprisingly robust gains for Wall Street

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% gain for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 13% this year. The Nasdaq soared 43% 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%, to 4,769.83