{"id":25334,"date":"2012-04-22T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-on-a-mixed-note-4\/25319\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T22:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T22:04:47","slug":"stocks-end-on-a-mixed-note-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-on-a-mixed-note-4\/25334\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks End on a Mixed Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Stocks ended on a mixed note on Friday even as digested some solid earnings reports and stronger than expected euro zone economic data.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-25334\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 0.50% higher at 13,029.26, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> ended the day 0.12% higher at 1,378.53, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> ended the day 0.24% lower at 3,000.45. For the week ended April 20, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> rose 1.4%, the S&amp;P 500 rose 0.6%, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> fell 0.36%.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Conglomerates led the gains in the S&amp;P 500 on Friday, ending the day 1.08% higher. Consumer Non-Cyclical stocks ended the day 0.80% higher, while Healthcare stocks ended the day 0.75% higher. Industrials rose 0.98%. Energy stocks ended 0.03% higher, while Basic Materials stocks ended 0.36% higher. Financials ended the day 0.08% lower.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major gainers and losers in trading on Friday were Microsoft Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MSFT\">NASDAQ: MSFT<\/a>), which ended the day 4.55% higher at $32.42, Bank of America Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=BAC\">NYSE: BAC<\/a>), which ended the day 4.68% lower at $8.36, Riverbed Technology Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=RVBD\">NASDAQ: RVBD<\/a>), which ended the day 28.75% lower at $19.85, A.O. Smith Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AOS\">NYSE: AOS<\/a>), which ended the day 6.05% higher at $47.18, Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=TPX\">NYSE: TPX<\/a>), which ended the day 20.56% lower at $66.53, Valmont Industries Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: VMI), which ended the day 5.97% higher at $125.40, and SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), which ended the day 11.27% lower at $35.91.<\/p>\n<p>European markets rose on Friday, with all major indexes in the region ending the day in green. The EURO STOXX 50 Index ended the day 1.16% higher. Earlier, Asian markets had ended on a mixed note.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the next week, investors will get some important U.S. housing market and consumer confidence data on Tuesday. On Friday, the Commerce Department will release first-quarter GDP data.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/zynga-fiscal-first-quarter-results-beat-market-expectations-znga\/25817\"><br \/>\nZynga Fiscal First Quarter Results Beat Market Expectations (ZNGA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-rise-sharply-4\/25814\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Rise Sharply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-higher-4\/25810\"><br \/>\nStocks End Higher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-near-session-highs-2\/25750\"><br \/>\nStocks Near Session Highs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-and-silver-prices-edge-higher-5\/25748\"><br \/>\nGold and Silver Prices Edge Higher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-marginally-higher-3\/25741\"><br \/>\nStocks Marginally Higher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/intercontinentalexchange-ice-completion-of-an-agreement-with-cetip\/25725\"><br \/>\nIntercontinentalExchange &#8211; ICE &#8211; Completion of an agreement with Cetip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* 336x280, created 7\/9\/11 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3552319058\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stocks ended on a mixed note on Friday even as digested some solid earnings reports and stronger than expected euro 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