Wall Street is muted on Friday, with the major averages looking for clear direction as investors digest the previous session’s record-setting finishes for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The blue-chip Dow (DJI) hovers near even as it conitues to eye its own record high.

U.S. stock futures moved in different directions on Thursday, with enthusiasm for a potential U.S.-EU trade agreement supporting hopes for new market highs, even as investors reacted to quarterly results from tech giants Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA).

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The stock market opened higher on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit fresh record high closes. The S&P 500 (SP500) +0.1%, the Dow (DJI) +0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) was flat.

Nasdaq beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, as volatile markets boosted trading volumes while first-half listings on its eponymous exchange hit their highest since 2021.

And Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” the VIX, exploded to rare heights… On April 8, the VIX closed above 50. We’ve only seen this level or higher in 2008, 2009, and 2020.

S&P 500 is heavily dominated by mega-cap tech stocks. Currently, the "Magnificent Seven" — Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla — make up roughly 33 per cent–40 per cent of the index.