India, Jan. 2 -- Following the downward move seen to close out 2025, stocks fluctuated over the course of the first trading day of 2026 on Friday before eventually ending the day little changed.

While the tech-heavy Nasdaq edged down 6.36 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 23,235.63, the S&P 500 crept up 12.97 points or 0.2 percent to 6,858.47.

The narrower Dow showed a more notable move to the upside, climbing 319.10 points or 0.7 percent to 48,382.39.

For the holiday-interrupted week, the Nasdaq tumbled by 1.5 percent, the S&P 500 slumped by 1.0 percent and the Dow slid by 0.7 percent.

The advance by the blue chip index on the day came amid strong gains by Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT) and Goldman Sachs (GS).

Meanwhile, t...