Stocks rose on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier.
The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Friday. The index is coming off six gains in a row and is headed for a ninth straight winning week, which would be the longest such streak since 2023.
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