Stock Market Update
24-Apr-26 13:30 ET
Dow Trails Friday as Merck, Chevron, IBM Weigh; NVIDIA Leads Gains, Index Heads for Weekly Loss
Dow -152.98
at 49157.34,
Nasdaq +348.64
at 24787.15,
S&P +47.28
at 7155.68
[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.31%) is in last place on Friday afternoon, down about 153 points.
A look inside the DJIA shows that Merck (MRK 111.92, -2.70, -2.36%), Chevron (CVX 183.88, -3.72, -1.98%), and IBM (IBM 227.21, -3.87, -1.67%) show decent weakness.
Meanwhile, NVIDIA (NVDA 209.52, +9.88, +4.95%) is firmly atop the standings.
The DJIA is poised to end the week -0.59% lower.
Also, at the top of the hour, Baker Hughes (BKR 68.79, +4.30, +6.67%) announced a weekly U.S. rotary rig count of 544, +1 w/w and -43 yr/yr.
