Wall Street closed flat on Friday, hovering near the previous session's record-high close for the Dow and S&P 500, while the dollar firmed as investors digested the Federal Reserve's 50-basis-point cut midweek that started a rate reducing cycle.

Asian stocks have surged, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading gains after Wall Street romped to records following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates

Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Friday as investors held back after a rally in the previous session that was sparked by an oversized interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 and the Dow hovered near their record highs and were on track for weekly gains of over 1%,

Wall Street pointed lower Friday as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates faded and markets' focus turned to earnings and other corporate news. Futures for the S&P 500 shed 0.

Markets on Wall Street were positioned to open at record highs Thursday after the Federal Reserve issued a bigger-than-usual interest rate cut intended to fortify a cooling labor market and prevent a

Wall Street romped to records as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve's big cut to interest rates.