US stock futures rose slightly on Friday (July 18) after the S&P 500 closed at a record high in the previous session, with major indexes on pace to end the week in positive territory. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 each ticked up 0.

Not a good day for markets today, but not a terribly bad one either. Stocks were down almost across the board on Friday, with the S&P 500 down 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite flat.

US Stock market today ended higher as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all posted modest gains amid upbeat earnings reports and a surprise jump in retail sales. Investors are cautiously optimistic despite political tension as President Trump continues pressuring Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rate cuts.

Viatris Inc. closed 34.10% below its 52-week high of $13.55, which the company achieved on November 25th.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) wobbled on Friday, testing fresh weekly highs on consumer sentiment and inflation expectations data. However, the Dow backslid after earnings misses in key overweight companies dragged the index sharply lower to round out the trading week.

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This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

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McDonald's ( MCD 0.45%) had the unfortunate distinction of posting the Dow Jones Industrial Average's worst stock performance in June. The shares dropped 6.9% during the month.