US stocks saw gains on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average extending its winning streak to eight days. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also saw slight increases.
The strong performance of US stocks comes ahead of key inflation data set to be released on Wednesday.
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman and President Lorie Logan both expressed their expectations for no interest rate cuts this year based on current inflation data.
Of the S&P 500 companies that have reported first-quarter earnings, 81% beat profit estimates and 60% surpassed revenue estimates.
Apple issued an apology and removed a new iPad Pro ad that missed the mark. The tech giant's stock price was not significantly affected by the incident.
In other news, Goldman Sachs reached an all-time high of $458.75 on Friday and ended the week 3.8% higher.
Novavax saw a nearly triple-digit jump after signing a $1.2 billion licensing agreement with Sanofi.
Short sellers suffered mark-to-market losses of -$196M based on the stock's move, and short interest remains elevated at 44.5M shares, about one-third of the company's public float.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,512.84, up 0.32%, while the S&P 500 finished at 5,222.66 and the Nasdaq composite ended at 16,340.87.