NEW YORK—Stocks inched higher Friday to close out a listless week for Wall Street, as investors wait for next week’s slate of potentially market-moving updates.
The S&P 500 rose 4.93, or 0.1 percent, to 4,298.86 to cap its fourth straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 43.17, or 0.1 percent, to 33,876.78, and the Nasdaq composite gained 20.62, or 0.2 percent, to 13,259.14.
Tesla was at the front of the market, rallying 4.1 percent after announcing General Motors electric vehicles will be able to use much of its extensive charging network beginning early next year. GM rose 1.1 percent.
Energy stocks fell along with the price of crude oil. Exxon Mobil slipped 0.7 percent and was one of the heavier weights on the market. Ski resort operator Vail Resorts dropped 7.1 percent after reporting weaker results for the latest quarter than analysts expected….