US stocks ended the week higher as investors weighed the latest batch of corporate results and economic data and looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decision next Wednesday.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 added about 0.2 per cent on Friday to gain 2.5 per cent for the week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished almost 1 per cent higher on the day, bringing its advance over the past five sessions to 4.3 per cent.
Reporting season steps up a gear next week, but several well-known companies have in recent days provided results and outlooks for investors’ consideration.
Oil major Chevron slipped 4.4 per cent on Friday as it reported record full-year earnings, but a decline in fourth-quarter profits from three months earlier. Credit card company American Express jumped 10.6 per cent after it reported a 25 per cent increase in full-year revenue to a record of almost $52.9bn and issued a better than forecast outlook for 2023.
Shares in Intel fell 6.4 per cent after the chipmaker said after close of trading on Thursday that revenue in the current quarter was forecast to come in about $3bn below analysts’ expectations.
Shares of Tesla surged 11 per cent, adding double-digit gains for the second session in a row after Elon Musk signalled strong demand for the electric car maker’s vehicles.
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