The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in the overall sentiment among US investors.
The Dow Jones index snapped the four-session winning streak as investors weighed the recent earnings results.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in the overall sentiment among US investors.
US stocks closed higher on Friday following the release of earnings from big banks. The S&P and Nasdaq both recorded their second straight positive week, with the tech-laden Nasdaq climbing around 4.8% during the week.
US stocks settled higher on Thursday, extending gains after data showed a decline in consumer prices for December.
Consumer prices declined for the first time in over 2-1/2 years last month, according to the recent report. A separate report also showed a drop in weekly jobless claims.
Big US banks will kick off the start of the Q4 earnings season on Friday.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index moved to the "Greed" zone following the release of US inflation data.
US stocks closed higher on Thursday after consumer price data showed inflation cooling in December, increasing prospects that the US Federal Reserve might slow interest rate increases.
US stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq adding over 1% each.
Data on US consumer prices will be released today, with analysts expecting US consumer prices increasing 6.5% year-over-year in December, compared to 7.1% rise in the prior month.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed slight improvement in the market sentiment among US investors.
US stocks closed higher on Tuesday, driven by a 1% rally in the Nasdaq index.
Investors are awaiting data on US consumer prices, due to be released on Thursday.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the market sentiment among US investors.
The Nasdaq index recorded gains on Monday driven by a rally in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares.
The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday following the release of December payrolls data.
US nonfarm payrolls increased by 223,000 jobs for December, according to the recent Labor Department data. Average earnings increased 0.3% during the month, down from the previous month's 0.4% growth.