The U.S. stock market closed higher Friday after a choppy trading session, scoring weekly and monthly gains despite the government shutdown as investors appeared encouraged by companies’ latest quarterly earnings results.

U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Friday, signaling a positive finish to October as investors welcomed upbeat earnings from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Meanwhile, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) unveiled a major AI chip deal with South Korea,

Wall Street opened in the green as it looked set to continue its green run as traders turned their attention to big tech earnings and the Federal Reserve's rate decision.

Despite another Federal Reserve rate cut in December now in doubt, the major U.S. stock indexes were on pace to score at least a sixth straight month of gains as October draws to a close, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Friday, suggesting Wall Street may bounce back after Thursday’s selloff, as investors reacted positively to strong quarterly results from major tech names Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).

Wall Street indexes closed higher Friday, led by Amazon's strong earnings forecast. Stock futures indicated continued optimism for the next trading session. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow all posted weekly and monthly gains,

U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday to cap off a pretty resilient October despite hesitations around future Federal Reserve rate cuts and a lack of U.S. government data during what could easily become the longest shutdown on record.

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