Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver after stocks hit record high

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver after stocks hit record high

Grace O'Donnell · Editor, Special Projects

Updated Fri, August 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM GMT+3 1 min read

US stocks were mixed on Friday after the S&P 500 (^GSPC) notched a record high amid easing Fed rate-hike fears and cooler-than-expected inflation data.

The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) declined 0.1%. The Nasdaq-100 (IXIC) gained 0.2%.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were pacing for weekly gains.

A rally in Asian stocks suggested a positive day for US markets, with South Korea's KOSPI (^KS11) index climbing more than 2.4%. Japan's Nikkei (^N225) index also gained 0.6%.

Stocks have been fueled by strong earnings. With no major reports on the calendar for Friday, attention is turning to a series of retail earnings next week, including Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT), before Nvidia's (NVDA) highly anticipated report the week after, on Aug. 26.

On the economic data front US retail sales fell the most in more than a year last month, according to new data released Friday by the Census Bureau. Investors will also get a read of the University of Michigan's latest consumer sentiment reading during the morning session.