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US stocks rise with Dow heading for 10-day streak of gains as traders sift through earnings

Jul 21, 2023, 21:14 IST
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: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 01, 2023 in New York City. Despite the passing the debt ceiling bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Dow was lower in morning trading.Spencer Platt/Getty
  • US stocks moved higher Friday, with the Dow on pace for a 10 day winning streak.
  • Investors will be watching for a Nasdaq-100 rebalancing to take effect on Monday, while some stock options also expire Friday.
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US stocks moved higher Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on pace for a 10-day winning streak — it's longest stretch in the green since 2017.

Corporate earnings have been mostly positive as second quarter reporting season kicked off in earnest this week. The big US banks were largely upbeat in their results, though traders reacted negatively to Netflix and Tesla earnings midweek.

FactSet data shows that more than 70% of companies that have reported so far have beat analysts' expectations. Traders will be watching for a key rebalancing of the Nasdaq-100 on Monday.

Next week, traders will be bracing for more mega-cap earnings from companies including Microsoft and Meta, consumer giant Procter & Gamble, and oil producers Chevron and Exxon Mobil.

Here's where US indexes stood shortly after the 9:30 a.m. opening bell on Friday:

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Here's what else is going on:

In commodities, bonds, and crypto:

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